Healthcare Assistant – Ward 8

Full time 37.5 hours per week

We are looking to recruit a caring and enthusiastic healthcare assistant to join our team on Ward 8 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

You need to have excellent communication skills, as our patients are often complex and require you to be patient and understanding.

You will be required to liaise with the multi disciplinary team to ensure needs are identified and communicated effectively so that safe decisions are made around patient care and discharge needs to promote safe and speedy discharges to an appropriate destination.

We are proud of the care we aim to provide. We want to continue to build on this by adding a passionate, kind and caring person to our team with common goals – To use the latest pathways and evidence based care, using all the community therapy support networks available to give every patient the best opportunity to remain independent, safe and supported.

You will be encouraged and supported to gain new skills and to be actively involved in change improvement and being a champion for an area of care that you feel interested in. You should also be committed to and have evidence of continuing professional development.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applicants apply.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kelly Dunning Job title: WARD MANAGER Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01253922719