{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nHealthcare Assistant with Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust in Epsom, England, United Kingdom\n\n Band 2 Main area All Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: pro rata per annum Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (pro rata per annum) Job ref 343-HCSW-ESTH-COHORT Site Trustwide Town Epsom KT18 7EG Salary £28,166 pa inc HCAS per rota per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/03/2025 23:59 The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values. Job Overview Working under the direct supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse who delegates tasks to the post holder. The Healthcare Assistant (HCA) will deliver high quality nursing care to patients, as part of a team. The post holder is responsible for their own practice, working within the defined limits of competence and within the scope of the role. The registered nurse retains accountability for the care delivered by the HCA. Successful candidates will have a genuine desire to become a part of our amazing team and provide outstanding care for our patients. You will need to demonstrate the ability to work well within a team and you have to be hardworking, compassionate and has a passion to care to this client group. Please note, subject to any offers of employment, work placements will be in line with our vacancy pipeline. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate specific work area requests. Hours of work are full time 37.5 hours per week, please note part-time working hour requests will not be considered. Should you be interested in working flexibly/part time please contact our 'Bank Partners' at Main duties of the job Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and wed welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this. We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and caring Healthcare Assistants, who have a passion for working on a medical ward to join our supportive and friendly team. You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and inter-personal skills; It is preferred to have previous experience in the role. You will be provided a clinical training to learn the role and will have daily supervision by a trained staff to perform safely, confidently and competently the clinical skills required. The Trust are giving opportunities and support for your future career pathway and development. So if youre the kind of person who cares about getting things right and wants to make a difference in a forward thinking team we would love to meet you. Working for our organisation St Georges, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St Georges Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Healthcare Assistant role. Person Specification Experience Essential Criteria Experience of working within a team Experience of working within a ward/hospital in a caring role Knowledge Essential criteria Basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology Demonstrates an insight into personal care needs Skills Essential criteria Good written communication skills Personal attributes Essential criteria Demonstrates a sense of commitment to working in a caring environment with people of all ages Education Essential criteria Care Certificate or willingness to complete the Care Certificate within 6-12 weeks Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria. References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks. Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly. DBS : We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to chi"}