Healthcare Assistant Assessment Day – September Full Time

Want to be part of our future? Then we want to hear from you.

At Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust we have a simple vision – safe and compassionate care, every time. We are focussed on a programme of continuous quality improvement, listening to our patients and investing in our workforce to deliver an excellent patient experience. As an integrated Trust we provide acute, community and palliative care in people’s homes, from one of our five community hospitals, or two acute hospitals at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe.

We are committed to providing staff with learning and development opportunities to support their career progression. We also offer on-site subsidised childcare, childcare vouchers, flexible working and a generous pension.

We’re investing in our future.

Will you be part of it?

At Buckinghamshire healthcare NHS Trust we have lots to be proud of; we have some of the lowest infection rates in the country, our stroke service is one of the best nationally, we are leading the way in integrating community and acute healthcare services and we have the world acclaimed National Spinal Injuries Centre – birth place of the Paralympic movement.

But we haven’t stopped there. We’ve got an ambitious vision for our future and are actively recruiting Healthcare Assistants to help get us there. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team delivery high quality, safe and compassionate patient care, every time.

We provide a tailored development package for our Healthcare Assistants, which includes automatic enrolment in NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care Course and completion of the National Care Certificate. You will be supported during this by a nominated tutor and the Education Team.

You can also enjoy number of employee benefits such as:

Discounted onsite childcare facilities

Childcare vouchers

On-site exercise classes

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym memberships

Help with improving your own health and well-being

Many other money-saving discounts at a variety of shops, restaurants and local leisure attractions

We are located in a popular county offering a great mix of countryside living with London on our doorstep. With excellent rail and road links, Buckinghamshire has much to offer you and your family.

We have two-tier assessment process for our HCA role. Firstly, you will take a Numeracy and Literacy test. Second, if you meet our standards, you will then proceed to be interviewed by our clinical staff.

Wards operate a 24/7 shift rotation and therefore applicants will be expected to work long days and nights or earlies, lates and nights depending on the ward.

Please apply to this post if you are interested in working within adult wards or theatres. Most vacancies will be full time (37.5 hours), part time hours will have to be agreed based on ward requirements and shift rotation.

Assessment Day:

Date: Monday 25th September 2017

Time: Start time – 09:30 Close time – 16:00

Location: Education Centre, Amersham Hospital, Whielden Street, Amersham, Bucks, HP7 0JD

Where to sign in: Recruitment Office, 2nd Floor

If you want to work for an organisation that values its staff and the patient care they provide please apply now. You can do that by logging onto our online application system or by clicking ‘apply’ and complete the electronic form before the deadline.

For further details / informal visits contact:

hcarecruitment@buckshealthcare.nhs.uk or 01494 734275

The aim of the Trust is to provide a high quality standard of healthcare to the population we serve. We do not offer London Weighting but we value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development, flexible working, a final salary pension scheme and childcare facilities. We are an equal opportunities employer and are constantly striving to improve the working lives of our staff through consultation and awareness sessions.

Please note that we may when necessary be required to close a job prior to the closing date, due to a large number of applications or change in circumstance.

ALL contact to candidates will be made via the email address used on your application form. Therefore, please ensure that this email address is checked regularly.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

Smoking statement – Smoke Free Sites

The Trust is a NO SMOKING environment. Smoking in all areas of the building and premises is prohibited. Please observe and comply with any notices seen in or around the Trust premises.

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.

Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, Tier 2 skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Guidance can be found here Criminal Records Checks For Overseas Applicants

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