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Healthcare Assistant

Employer
West London NHS Trust
Location
Adult Community Nursing NGP, Greenford
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
23 Nov 2020

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West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of NHS mental and physical care in the UK. We are rated 'good' by the Care Quality Commission and 'outstanding' for caring and our forensic services.

We are here to care for people with mental and physical illness, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries, care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

Our physical healthcare services include intermediate care services in Ealing as part of the Community Independence Service partnership.

Our national, specialist and forensic services include:
  • Medium secure services on the St Bernard's Hospital site in Ealing
  • Services for people with complex and severe personality disorder at the Cassel Hospital in Richmond
  • High secure services at Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire

We are a teaching Trust with a growing research portfolio, working with academic and industry partners.

Our 3400 staff are dedicated to improving lives, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

Do you want to be part of developing and shaping new community services in Ealing?

This is an exciting time to join us in Ealing Community Partners (ECP) as we transform the community services in Ealing. We are expanding the team and are looking for an experienced Band 3 Health Care Assistant, who is keen to build on their experience with collaborative working and service transformation to join us. Do you want to develop a career Community Nursing?

If the answer is yes then come and join us in Ealing Community Partners!

West London NHS Trust is delighted to have been awarded the contract to provide community services in Ealing over the next 10 years. We have formed a partnership (Ealing Community Partners) with Central and North West London NHS Trust (CNWL), The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust and a number of other partners to provide community services throughout Ealing. We have an ambitious vision for integrated health & social care services across Ealing and will strive to deliver high standards of care with the aim of improving access to services and the quality of life for all of our patients.

Our staff are central to delivering the service vision and we are keen to recruit high calibre staff who will be offered the support required to fulfil their roles as well as being provided with the training and experience to further their skills and build a career of which they can be proud.

We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic Health Care Assistant, who is a highly motivated and caring professional, who can provide the best possible care to our new service users. We welcome applications from experienced staff, who we will invest in further developing their careers. Opportunities of further study include Nursing Associate qualification and Apprenticeship nursing degree as well as the award winning BME leadership programme, encouraging you to become our aspiring future leaders.

Are you an excellent communicator who is adaptable, committed and well organised working well under pressure. Do you have the ability to work autonomously whilst being part of a team with an integrated approach to care, with well-developed clinical skills or have a commitment to develop these skills.

Make that move to change your career direction and join us in Ealing Community Partners.

Our Mission
"Promoting hope and wellbeing, together"

Our Vision
Our vision is to be an outstanding healthcare provider, committed to improving quality, and caring with compassion.

Our Values
As a member of West London, you can expect to be a respected member of staff at all times. We work to a set of Trust Values and uphold these in all of our interactions. Our Values are like our moral compass, reminding us of the things that matter most when we are caring for people in need. Our Trust Values are:

Togetherness Responsibility Excellence Caring

If you feel you are a person who lives our Trust Values then we'd like to meet you! You can watch videos on our website which shows what our Trust Values mean across our organisation:

Rewards

We offer an extensive reward package to our staff alongside an exciting and fulfilling career with our Trust. Some of the benefits you can enjoy when you join our team are:
  • A competitive relocation package meaning you can claim up to £8k in expenses when moving over 40 miles to join the Trust.
  • Up to 33 days annual leave as well as the opportunity to buy even more days or sell some leave days that you don't need.
  • Flexible working with shifts and term time working
  • As a member of staff you will be able to request up to six shifts off work per rota
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Support towards career development and promotion opportunities within the Trust.
  • A supportive environment to develop clinical skills.
  • Access to a comprehensive online library of training, development, and resources.
  • Discounted gym membership - from £10 per month at our on-site gym! (St Bernard's site)
  • Staff discounts at high street retailers.
  • Paid DBS application upon offer.


We welcome enquiries about this role before or during your application process. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and working at West London NHS Trust, please contact:

Service Manager;

Rosemary Gifford: [email protected]

If you wish to have a discussion about other career opportunities within Ealing Community Partners email:

Susan McCabe, Head of Community Services; [email protected]

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We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications. If you do not hear back from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.

All staff identified as at-risk and who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly.

We offer Relocation packages for some positions (including Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses) - a relocation allowance of up to £8000 is offered for those who meet a required criteria.

Registered Nurses are required to produce their current NMC Revalidation documents/Portfolio at the assessment centre for verification, unless you are a newly qualified nurse from University.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment check which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system

Please ensure you include professional email addresses and contact numbers for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process. If your current/most recent organisation is an NHS trust, we will be requesting one reference from your current line manager/HR department.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding of all children and vulnerable adults, eliminating discrimination for all groups and achieving equality of opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief and sexuality. We aim to create a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve at all levels of seniority within the Trust. We are therefore particularly interested in receiving applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds'.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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