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Job overview

Surgery at Fairfield General Hospital is expanding.

We have exciting new opportunities for band 3 Health Care Assistants.

Ward 12 is a 21-bedded inpatient surgical unit

We are the only site that takes ENT patients and we have expanded this to inpatient urology, gynaecology and general surgical patients.

Initiatives such as end PJ paralysis, using e-obs for the deteriorating patient, c.diff awareness using tests of change to decrease infection across the hospital and pressure ulcer prevention all feature in monthly ward meetings where staff are encouraged to have a voice.

Our commitment to you

• A well-staffed, supportive environment (most shifts have a rostered co-ordinator)
• Senior nurses who will value and appreciate you
• Support for your development and training
• A fully staffed unit with senior support workers who are enthusiastic, keen to learn and willing to support you in providing top notch care

This post is only open for internal members of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The right Health Care Assistant for us….

We are looking for dedicated, committed and reliable individuals who are keen to learn, willing to work together as a team but are self-motivated and can work independently when needed.  This is a forward thinking team so you will need to be someone who can embrace change and get stuck in.

You will be a professional who truly understands the need for care, consideration and respect for our patients but can also apply these qualities to your team members.  Our patients and their families require someone with compassion and the ability to empathise with difficult situations and be willing to go the extra mile to do what’s right by them.

We welcome the chance for you to see how the ward team works and encourage you to visit us as part of your application. 

All positions offered and appointed are in full recognition and acceptance of these requirements. 

We require you to be able to complete venepuncture, cannulation and ECG'S.

Working for our organisation

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, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/