Transfer Team Assistants

Overview

Transfer Team Health Care Assistant - Band 2

Full time and Part time hours available – Permanent

The Urgent and Emergency Care Division is currently looking to recruit Transfer Team Healthcare Assistant's on a variety of shift patterns including 10:00-22:00 and 14:00-22:00 covering a Monday-Sunday service.

You will be responsible for the collection and delivery of patients across the Hospital site to support with the flow of patients from both the Emergency Department, the Acute Medical Unit and the Integrated Assessment Unit.

You will be part of a dedicated team working alongside the bed management and flow teams delivering this essential service to the Trust.

You will have excellent patient communication service skills, a good understanding of manual handling and safety and will lead by example in this operational role.

This opportunity to join a newly formed team, gain experience of hospital flow and to help build key relationships between patients and staff.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

The post holder is responsible for supporting the bed management and patient flow teams with the timely transfer of patients across the hospital site to support flow. The post holder will at all times demonstrate and behave in a manner in accordance with Trust Policies and Ward/department protocols.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity.

Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include: flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Courtenay Lomax, Matron

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