Health Care Assistant

Overview

There is an opportunity at Millom Community Hospital for Health Care Assistants to join our team. There are 45 hrs in total to be distributed to successful candidates based on their preference of hours. The Band 3 positions are primarily to cover the ward; some district support may be required from time to time. All applicants should ideally possess some experience in a health care setting, which can include nursing home experience.

The trust works on an internal rotation basis which involves working various shift times.

• Early – 07:00 to 15:00
• Lates – 12:00 to 20:00
• 15:00 to 20:00
• Nights – 19:30 to 07:30, 7 days per week including weekends
• District nursing shifts – 08:30 to 16:30, 7 days per week

• Take direction from the nurse in charge
• Provide a high standard of care to in-patients and patients in the community
• Work alongside team members, support good working relationships with a flexible approach
• Support in dealing with any emergency situations

We operate from three main hospitals:
Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of general hospital services, with full emergency departments, critical/coronary care units and various consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of general hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our Community Service for adults is provided in people s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, and community hospitals.

Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.