Band 3 Healthcare Assistant

Duties and responsibilities

• Actively contribute to patient meetings and facilitate the coordination and delivery of inpatient rehabilitation programmes.
• Assist with patient hygiene, elimination and mobility, physical comfort, eating and drinking- whilst observing and reporting specific changes.
• Perform and report clinical observations of a patients respiratory rate, oxygen saturations, heart rate, Blood Pressure (BP) and temperature.
• Following training and gaining of appropriate competencies, perform venepuncture.
• Perform basic life support, and work alongside practitioners in the emergency management of patients.
• Demonstrate and confirm good practice in record keeping and confidentiality in accordance with military guidelines.
• Promote effective communication within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

• Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
• Salary will be pro‑rata where part time hours are undertaken.
• All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6‑month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
• Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
• Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
• If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis
  
  B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
• To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
• There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
• This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points‑based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points‑based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

• The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities.
• As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non‑DCS applicants.
• The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
• The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero‑tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which…