Band 2 Healthcare Assistant-Umbrella Sexual Health Services

Job summary

We are currently looking to recruit a number of Health Care Assistants to join our busy Sexual Health Clinics (Umbrella), based in several locations in Birmingham and Solihull.

Umbrella delivers a wide range of sexual health services, for example, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, contraception, etc. Umbrella is a uniquely comprehensive partnership of local service providers including community pharmacists, general practitioners, third sector and other partners, NHS Trusts and Birmingham City Council Services.

We have a number of satellite clinics around Birmingham and Solihull which have a variety of opening hours and are as follows: Whittall Street Clinic and Boots Birmingham city centre, Boots Solihull, Erdington, Hawthorn House (Heartlands Hospital), Northfield and Chelmsley Wood. Cross site working is part of the job requirement.

We aim to provide safe and effective care that exceeds the expectations of our patients and the public and we are looking for excellent Health Care Assistants who embrace our Trust values. We invest in our Health Care Assistant's and actively support our staff to get the qualifications they need, to deliver the high quality/safe patient care.

If you are interested in working with us and developing your career; we would love to hear from you. Informal chats are welcomed. Please do not hesitate to contact: -

Email: Andrea.Smith@uhb.nhs.uk

Note: On-Line Math's and English testing of shortlisted candidates is mandatory.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake the following:

*Chaperoning all patients attending the service.

*You will be expected to be a patient advocate.

*Perform venepuncture (take bloods) and point of care tests.

*Take samples to the laboratory when required.

*Ensure clinical rooms are stocked up.

*Ensure clinical and waiting rooms are clean and tidy.

*Give negative results.

*Keep up to date with all mandator training.

*All role specific training will be given to successful candidates.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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