{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nHealth Care Assistant - Surgical Ward 14A with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Southport, England, United Kingdom\n\n Job Summary We're looking for a Health Care Assistant on a fixed term basis caring for Orthopaedic and Surgical patients both pre and post operatively. Your Main Responsibilities Will Be Providing day to day care to our patients. Ensuring their safety at all times. You will be responsible for delivering the care and documenting your actions. Interview date: TBC Main duties of the job You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care to the patients Your duties will be maintaining standards on the ward. Delivering a high quality of care by assisting with hygiene, nutrition and hydrations as well as providing physiological support to the patients and carers. The ward cares for elderly and patients many who are living with dementia, this can be challenging at times but very rewarding. About Us Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns &amp; Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers &amp; Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing &amp; AHP Preceptorship Programme Date posted 30 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 2 Salary £23,615 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 409-6378882 Job locations Southport hospital Town Lane Southport PR8 6PN Job Description Job responsibilities Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application. Undertake personal care duties for patients within the care setting accessing supervision from registered healthcare practitioner. Personal care refers to delivery of personal hygiene and assisting with feeding, not requiring clinical skills. Record patients personal care information in accordance with local and trust policies. Work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver the Trusts vision and values providing safe, high quality compassionate, person-centred care. Demonstrate ward routine to new employees in own work area, where required. Job description Job responsibilities Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application. Undertake personal care duties for patients within the care setting accessing supervision from registered healthcare practitioner. Personal care refers to delivery of personal hygiene and assisting with feeding, not requiring clinical skills. Record patients personal care information in accordance with local and trust policies. Work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver the Trusts vision and values providing safe, high quality compassionate, person-centred care. Demonstrate ward routine to new employees in own work area, where required. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Basic literacy and numeracy skills Completion of Trust Care Certificate Desirable NVQ level 2 Health and Social Care or equivalent Care Certificate (equivalent to level 1) Knowledge Essential Knowledge of personal care and related procedures Experience of working in a team Skills Desirable Experience of working in a patient care/health related role Skills Essential Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats Able to work within a team Basic IT skills Person Specification Qualifications Essential Basic literacy and numeracy skills Completion of Trust Care Certificate Desirable NVQ level 2 Health and Social Care or equivalent Care Certificate (equivalent to level 1) Knowledge Essential Knowledge of personal care and related procedures Experience of working in a team Skills Desirable Experience of working in a patient care/health related role Skills Essential Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats Able to work within a team Basic IT skills 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. Employer details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust<br"}