Main area Medicine and Emergency Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent: 7 day working, EARLIES LATES, LONG DAYS, NIGHTS WEEKENDS AND BANK HOLIDAYS Hours

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37.5 hours per week (7 day working, shift work, cross site working) Job ref 381-ME-7273225

Employer Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site SWB NHS Trust Town Birmingham Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/09/2025 23:59

Senior Health Care AssistantNHS AfC: Band 3Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overviewWe are looking to recruit experienced healthcare assistants who have or are willing to undertake the care certificate competency on appointment.

The permanent job positions are within Acute Medicine (AMU/Short stay unit)

You will be fully supported and become an integral member of the team.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join our team in this dynamic and busy department, as we continue to develop patient led services and expand roles that reflect the on-going changes.

The healthcare assistant role involves working closely with the nursing team to develop patient centered services and carry out all basic healthcare duties. This role also provides you with an excellent opportunity to use and develop your existing skills.

Previous experience in a hospital health care environment is preferred.

Main duties of the jobContribute to the delivery of care and clinical activity in accordance with agreed plan of care and appropriate policies, procedures and protocols of ward/department.Report any alteration in patients’/client’s condition including the initiation of emergency action to the qualified clinical nurse.To be aware of spiritual, cultural and religious needs of patients and to ensure care provided is particularly sensitive to those needs.Collect specimens of urine, faeces, or sputum as directed by qualified clinical nurse, ensuring its safe storage/transport or disposal as appropriate

Working for our organisationSandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person specificationQualificationsKey Skills - Literacy and NumeracyCARE CERTIFICATENVQ LEVEL 2/3

ExperienceEvidence of careBloods and cannulation

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond.

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which: Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a ''hot and cold'' arrangement; Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a ''Networked Service Solution'' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Employer certification / accreditation badgesThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbersPlease note-If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

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