North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Breast Services - Peterborough

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Breast Unit at Peterborough City Hospital. The Breast Unit incorporates Breast Screening Services and also Breast Outpatient Symptomatic clinics. It is a busy department that works very closely with the Cancer Services Clinical Business Unit.

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Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a part time Healthcare Assistant (0.5 WTE) to join us within the Breast Unit of Peterborough City Hospital.

The successful candidate will work within our Symptomatic Breast Outpatient Clinics, be caring, have good communication skills and a willingness to learn and develop. Our Healthcare Assistants are an intrinsic part of our clinical teams, working closely with our Nurses offering support to patients who have been referred to our service. The role includes receiving patients into the clinic, booking them in, chaperoning, giving information and advice, assisting and supporting with clinicians/nursing team with procedures.

Other duties include ensuring event packs are available for clinics and returned at the end to medical records or secretaries, maintenance of stock and tidiness of examination, treatment and consulting rooms.

About us

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.Benefits to youo 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);o NHS Pension Scheme:o Flexible working opportunities;o Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;o Career development and training;o Wellbeing support and activities;o In-house physiotherapy Service;o On-site canteens with subsidised meals;o Subsidised staff parking (currently free).o Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Date posted

12 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pa pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

176-Mat-5969529

Job locations

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Liaise closely with medical staff, nursing staff, medical record staff andmedical secretaries to ensure that clinics are conducted effectively andefficiently. This includes:-a) Ensuring that all event packs are available at the commencement of theclinic by taking the appropriate action with Medical Records. Complyingwith the Trusts Information Governance policy.b) Receiving patients into the clinic, booking them in, checking identity and providing them with information and advice as required. Assisting andsupporting the care of patients, their relatives and friends and directingthem to other departments as required.c) At the end of the clinic ensuring that all event packs are accountedfor and are returned to Medical Records or Medical Secretaries asappropriate, ensuring that all information pertaining to the clinic is acted upon.d) Maintenance of stock and tidiness of examination, treatment andconsulting rooms.

For further information, please see the Job Description

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the Job Description

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience caring for others or providing customer service
Experience of caring for patients in an acute setting
Experience of working within a team

Key Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate clearly in English in writing, via IT, verbally and using the telephone

Education and Qualifications

Desirable

Completed Care Certificate
NVQ/QCF Level 2 or 3

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience caring for others or providing customer service
Experience of caring for patients in an acute setting
Experience of working within a team

Key Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate clearly in English in writing, via IT, verbally and using the telephone

Education and Qualifications

Desirable

Completed Care Certificate
NVQ/QCF Level 2 or 3

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

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Employer's website

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