Job Description
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to our patients here at Yeovil District Hospital?
Would you like to work for a hospital who really cares about their staff and where you can join our NHS heroes?
We are looking to grow our team of Healthcare Assistants to work across a variety of wards. We are looking for individuals who are eager to learn, have a kind and caring attitude towards patients, families and colleagues and who will be positive team members.
This is a full time position, if you are looking for bank please apply through the Healthcare Assistant bank advert when advertised
As a HCA you will provide personal care and support to patients at their most vulnerable times. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide a compassionate, caring and safe environment for our patients.
We are looking for applicants who have:
Excellent communication skills and have a team player attitude.
In this role you will:
Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all our patients
Work in the hospital area, providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support
Maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment to live and work in
Assist patients with their medical and welfare needs and report as required
Safeguard patients
Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way.
Gain Care Certificate Qualification
Working full time over a seven day rota including nights and weekends
Yeovil Hospital is an ambitious and friendly Trust that is proud to provide acute care for a population of more than 225,000 people in South Somerset, North and West Dorset and parts of Mendip. The hospital has 345 beds, a busy Emergency Department, a variety of outpatient and diagnostics services, and a private patients’ wing which offers a personal service in state-of-the-art clinical facilities, with all profits being invested back into NHS healthcare.
Yeovil Hospital’s iCARE model, which has established the principles of exemplary patient care, patient and employee experience, has attracted national interest and is embedded in everything we do, following our vision to care for our patients as if they are one of our family. The Trust’s shared vision has led to our staff rating Yeovil Hospital the best in England for employee health and wellbeing for the third year running in the annual NHS staff survey 2020.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Benefits of working for us:
- Working for a Trust voted 1stfor Health and Well-being across the UK (NHS staff survey)
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possibl
Please Note: Our Trust is undergoing a merger to enable Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to become one combined organisation in April 2023. If you are successful in securing employment with the Trust we wanted to make you aware of this proposed merger. If this merger is confirmed, your employment will continue as part of the newly formed Trust.