Healthcare Assistant - Marlborough House MSU
Milton Keynes
Full Time
£25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum | Pro Rata
Expires: Today at 23:59
Band 3
Permanent
About the Role
Job overview
We're recruiting for HCAs to join Watling Ward - Marlborough House in Milton Keynes.
Whether you're new to the field or have years of experience, we have a range of permanent, full-time, and part-time positions open across various wards and locations. We're committed to helping you grow and will work with you to find a role that fits your unique skills and career goals.
We have established very effective ways of working with the patients to help them identify and reach their goals, whilst keeping them safe and supporting them onwards to a new life in the community.
We'll need you to have excellent communication skills with positive attitude. We share a caring, non-judgmental and inclusive attitude, committed to the delivery of safe, high-quality care.
You'll work a rotating shift pattern to cover our 24/7 service. This will be a mixture of early and late day shifts with one night week in every four.
This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary.
Main duties of the job
All our services are staffed by full multi-disciplinary teams including nurses, doctors, psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists, and supported by a variety of other professional colleagues.
As a Healthcare Assistant you’ll contribute and participate in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care and treatment for people within a healthcare or community setting. You’ll play a vital role in improving patients’ wellbeing.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Personal Care: Assisting patients with daily activities like washing, dressing, and eating.
- Patient Monitoring: Keeping an eye on patient conditions to ensure their comfort and safety.
- Ward Environment: Helping to maintain a clean, welcoming, and safe environment on the ward.
- Communication: Interacting with patients and their families to provide reassurance and support.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What We Offer
We are committed to investing in our staff and providing a rewarding career path.
- Support & Development: We offer comprehensive training and ongoing support to ensure you have everything you need to succeed in your role.
- Flexible Working: We have a range of permanent, full-time, and part-time positions with various shift patterns available. We'll also consider flexible working arrangements.
- A Rewarding Career: This is more than just a job—it's a chance to provide compassionate care and be a critical part of a team that makes a genuine difference in people's lives every day.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A good command of the English Language
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working in a healthcare or community setting
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Previous experience of working within a Healthcare Assistant role
Skills
Essential criteria
- Confident and able to work alone with patients with distant supervision
- Able to work flexibly to the needs of the service
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels
- Caring, compassionate, and enthusiastic about delivering the highest quality care
- Ability to work as part of a team, and support all colleagues and healthcare professional
Desirable criteria
- Full UK driving Licence
Documents to Download
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Adewale Ajao
Title: Ward Manager
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01865 901433