Healthcare Assistant

ARE YOU A CARING, HARDWORKING AND DEDICATED TO HIGH STANDARDS OF CARE...

THEN WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!

Full time & Part time available hours

OUR SURGICAL WARD IS LOOKING FOR ENTHUSIASTIC AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS!

We specialise in care for patients requiring emergency surgery, intestinal failure, intravenous and enteral nutrition, trauma, long stay enhanced recovery and general surgery!!

We offer -

• Ongoing training and development
• Care Certificate
• Venepuncture/cannulation
• Stoma training

We work very closely with neighbouring wards 5, 6 and 8. Therefore you can gain further experience and knowledge with opportunities to work in these areas.

We are looking for people who are compassionate and who have a positive ‘can do’ attitude. If you feel you have a passion and drive to provide high quality patient centered care then Ward 7 is the place for you to come and work. You will be supported by the ward manager and clinical sisters and the rest of the team to reach your full potential.

This post will close once sufficient applications have been received.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust.

South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the ‘about this job’ link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.