Health Care Assistant - Emergency Department

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant with extended skills and who wants to work in an acute and diverse environment within the Emergency Department. You will be enthusiastic, motivated and reliable and possess good communication skills and be able to work as part of a large team.

You will assist clinical and nursing staff to deliver timely high quality care in line with Trust Values. You will possess NVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent and ideally have extended skills in cannulation, ECG recording and ability to perform Venepuncture.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package,

• a fantastic annual leave allowance
• flexible working opportunities
• protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience
• Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
• Care Certificate

• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
• Experience of working within a team

• Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners
• Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)

• Good communication (written and verbal skills)
• Basic IT skills
• Good organisational skills
• Experience with Venepuncture
• Experience with ECG

• Experience with Cannulation

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.