Your Responsibilities

Medacs Healthcare works hard to match you to a number of placements and we will be in contact with you regularly to discuss your options. We receive a high volume of placements every week and we therefore ask you to keep us updated with your whereabouts or any changes in contact details. We would ask that you remain in regular communication with Medacs Healthcare to ensure that you are the first choice for all placements we submit you for.

We also ask that you:

Ensure that your care is of the highest quality
Comply with professional, legal and ethical requirements
Act as an advocate for all patients and clients in managing their care
Be on time
Wear the appropriate uniform
Wear your Medacs Healthcare ID Badge
Ensure you have requested, read and understood the Health and Safety, Crash Call,Violent Episode and Security procedures for each job, including Trusts where you have worked previously
Work as directed by the Client/Authority and follow all reasonable requests, instructions, policies, procedures and rules of the Client/Authority
Shall not at any time be, or appear to be, on duty under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Co-operate in the removal of any discrimination in service provision

Agency Staff Responsibilities

Agency Staff have a duty to ensure that they:

Take reasonable care of his/ her own and their colleagues' safety when lifting and handling patients or equipment
Use any work equipment provided correctly in accordance with any training instructions
Comply with a "no manual lifting policy" if this is in accordance with the Client's policy
Inform the Client when a work situation presents a serious danger or if there are any shortcomings in the arrangement for manual handling

This applies in particular to the need to report:

Lack of staff or equipment
Environmental hazards
Defects in machinery or equipment
Injuries and accidents

Please ensure you:

Fully complete and return your timesheet in a timely manner
Inform your Placement Officer immediately if you are unable to work or are due to arrive late to a job
Let us know if a Trust offers you a permanent job
Wherever possible, give at least one week's notice if you will be leaving a job early
Give your Placement Officer as much notice as possible of any annual leave
Inform us of any new training you have undertaken and update your CV
Inform us of any disciplinary proceedings, suspensions or investigations immediately
Tell us if you fall ill, get injured or become pregnant
Understand and comply with the relevant security measures
Keep your professional registrations up to date
Do not arrange or provide a substitute worker yourself if you cannot attend, that is what we are here for
If you are medically unfit, please do not report for a job, but immediately inform your Placement Officer
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