Outpatients Clinical Assistant

Job summary

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic caring individual to join our team in the Kings Treatment Centre where we deliver a variety of outpatient services. The role will be to assist in a variety of procedures focused in the surgical outpatient departments.

The Kings Treatment Centre is a contemporary hospital-based outpatient department, with first class, spacious and state of the art clinic suites. We provide specialist consultations and a wide range of diagnostic procedures and treatments for our patients.

The primary role of the Outpatient Clinic Assistant is to provide high quality care to a designated group of patients, to promote a positive patient experience, working in collaboration with all members of the multidisciplinary team to achieve this.

The successful applicant must:

• Have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in care or a willingness to work towards.
• Be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Be able to work flexibly within the department when required
• Have previous experience of working in a customer care role.
• Have experience of working within an outpatient setting

Main duties of the job

Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation.

We would love you to join us.