Bank Healthcare Assistant - Band 2, Inpatients

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex. 5,000 full and part time staff, with over 4,000 people registered on our bank Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 9,000 children and adults a day July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features BAME, Disability, LGBT and Religion and Belief Staff Networks Disability Confident Employer – Level 2 We are looking for Healthcare Assistants to join our bank workforce, Staff Direct, and support our bedded units across Sussex. We have shifts available at over a dozen inpatients locations across East and West Sussex, including Crawley, Horsham, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Lewes, Uckfield and Crowborough. The successful candidates will need to possess excellent interpersonal skills, and enjoy working as part of well-established, multidisciplinary teams. Some experience of working in care is preferred, but not essential - we are looking for people who are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives, and helping our services to provide high quality, holistic and patient-centred care. All our bank staff are paid weekly, with a 12.5% supplement to our NHS Agenda for Change hourly rates. They are also able to access a range of NHS staff benefits including our Occupational Health services and the NHS Pension Scheme. For further details / informal visits contact: Staff Direct - 01273 242227 Please note: After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. 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. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89954369