Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Working as part of the pre-operative team, the role encompasses prepping for elective surgical patients booked clinic appointments, using the hospital IT systems, doing the physical pre-operative tests required, communicating effectively with the wider pre-operative team and prioritising patient care and patient needs. It is a fast-paced and diverse role.

Main duties of the job

- Perform pre-operative testing daily, such as blood tests, MRSA swabbing, ECG, urine samples, and basic observations within a 20 minute timeframe per patient.

- Organise your workload in a fast-paced clinic, seeing patients face-to-face via patient booked clinics and patient walk-ins

- Using good IT skills, prepare the patient paperwork and test requirements using the hospital IT systems following national/local hospital policies.

- Regularly communicate with the wider pre-op team and demonstrate good team skills.

- Be proficient in ECG recording, venepuncture and basic observation, escalating any concerns.

- Keep the Unit stocked with all the necessary equipment, regularly auditing supply and demand.

- Assist patients as necessary, showing a caring, compassionate nature.

- Follow nurse-led instructions and national/local hospital policies as necessary.

- Risk assess all patient care and be able to use your own initiative to maintain patient safety.

- Respect individuality and diversity of patients, their carers and your colleagues.

- Using attention to detail, promote patient safety and reduce patient risk.

- Be adaptable and flexible to the pre-op policy changes as they happen, keeping regularly updated.

- Engage in the Improving Together methodology practiced in the Trust.

- Help ensure a good flow of the patients through pre-op with prompt time-keeping/workload management.

- Escalate any issues relating to the Unit to the Nurse-in-Charge as necessary.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk