Job summary

Band 3 Healthcare Assistant (Berkshire Cancer Centre)

This is a part-time post for 22.5 hours per week.

The Berkshire Cancer Centre at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated people to join the hospital as a Healthcare Assistant.

The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families. A caring nature, good communication skills and a willingness to learn and develop are essential.

The post holder will provide high quality essential care to patients under the supervision of a Registered Practitioner to support the smooth running of the department.

The role will provide patient-centred and individualised care to a diverse group of patients, ensuring their personal preferences and well-being needs are met.

Please note that this role may require you to work weekends and bank holidays on an ad-hoc basis.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide high quality essential care to patients under the supervision of a Registered Practitioner in a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner:

Acting always in the patient's best interests.

Protecting and maintaining the patient's privacy and dignity at all times.

Providing individualised care for a diverse group of patients respecting personal beliefs and preferences.

Alert the Registered Practitioner and/or Ward/ Department Manager to any change or concern relating to the welfare of the patient in a timely manner.

Undertake specific clinical skills relevant to clinical area following training and assessment of competence e.g. performing venepuncture, cannulation and escorting patients.

Provides enhanced levels of care to patients requiring additional supervision and support to ensure their personal safety and wellbeing needs are met.

Provides supervision and guidance to junior / less experienced staff.

The position of the Health Care Support Worker is to ensure that the service user's needs are met and to assist the team in maintaining high standards of care delivery.

We are looking for candidates with a desire to provide compassionate support and care, good communication skills, a flexible approach and enthusiasm to work within the team.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.

Our values:

• Compassionate
• Aspirational
• Resourceful
• Excellent

The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.