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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant, Eye Clinic - Huntingdon

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our friendly and dynamic team in Eye Clinic at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

The nursing team work closely with the medical and allied health professional team in order to provide effective care, which is patient centred.

Previous outpatient experience is desirable, but not essential as full training will be given.

We would encourage you to contact the team and arrange to visit the department to take a look at some of the unique aspects of the role.

Main duties of the job

Assist with the assessment and care of ophthalmology patients.

Support nursing and medical staff to deliver a high standard of care.

Duties will include, support of team in theatre for injection clinics.

You will be required to learn and perform several imaging tests, all of which are computer based.

It is very important that you read the attached Job Description and Personal Specification as this role is not a standard Healthcare Assistant role.

About us

Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust. Talk to the Recruiting Manager about what this means in practice for you.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here area few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
  • Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
  • In-house Physiotherapy Services
  • Career development and training opportunities
  • Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
  • Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
  • Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia

Details

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,270 to £21,318 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

176-S-4676105-C

Job locations

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on the main responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

***If you are and overseas candidate wishing to apply and would require sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website***

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on the main responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

***If you are and overseas candidate wishing to apply and would require sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website***

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Basic Literacy and Numeracy Skills

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent in care

Experience

Essential

  • Good level of IT skills
  • Demonstrable evidence of wanting to work in a caring environment
  • Previous experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with the public
  • Previous experience in a caring role or hospital environment
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Basic Literacy and Numeracy Skills

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent in care

Experience

Essential

  • Good level of IT skills
  • Demonstrable evidence of wanting to work in a caring environment
  • Previous experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with the public
  • Previous experience in a caring role or hospital environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT


Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT


Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Sister

Liz Trewick

e.trewick@nhs.net

01480416416

Details

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,270 to £21,318 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

176-S-4676105-C

Job locations

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT


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