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Job overview

 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Health care assistant to work within the  Neuro Rehabilitation service at Floyd Unit Birch Hill Hospital. You will assist and support professional and service development within the unit and be pro- active in the setting of standards and monitoring outcomes for best service delivery. This service covers 7 days per week, and therefore the successful candidate will be expected to work weekends, covering days and nights.

You will need to be flexible, have relevant experience, process excellent communication skills and actively contribute to team working, a genuine interest in this speciality must be demonstrated. You will be supported by the senior staff.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

Main duties of the job

• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic patient care
• Contribute to own personal development
• Assist in maintaining own and others’ health, safety and security
• Contribute ideas for service improvement
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality and patient safety
• Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals’ health and well-being, making modifications within prescribed parameters and reporting back to Senior Staff on patients’ progress
• Assist in delivering programmes of care to meet individuals’ health and well-being, in partnership with the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

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.