Senior Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see JD for full list of responsibilities

• Plans individual care based on assessment,making adjustments tomeet the individual needs of the patient.

• Supports the diagnostic process through the reading of slides under the microscope and documenting the findings into the patient record.

• Prepares all rooms daily for clinical consultation and examination, cleans and clears away equipment as necessary and ensures clinical areas are kept adequatelysupplied with equipment/resources whilst at all timesworkingin accordance withinfection control standards.

• Ensures equipment used by others isproperly storedandmaintained.

• When covering reception or the Central Booking Line uses triage guidelines to guide decision making when advising patients on whether and when they can be seen and theappropriate appointmenttype

• Undertakes simple history taking from asymptomatic patients against a pre-determined template,providingand receiving sensitive information

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria. For example, applicants for the Senior HCA role must be able toevidencea minimum of 2 years experience in the same role to qualify for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Education/experience

Essential

• Care Certificate from a Ofqual regulated awarding organisation.
• Maths and English GCSE (grade C or above or grade 4-9) or Maths and English Level 2 functional skills.

Desirable

• Experience of working as a chaperone in a health care setting.
• Experience of working in reception area or triage in health care setting.

Skills

Essential

• Highly developed range of skills developed through practice which ensures accuracyi.e, venepuncture, point of care testing.

Desirable

• Experienced in microscopy with competency achievement in reading slides

Safeguarding

Essential

• Previous experience of working with vulnerable groups.
• Up to date on safeguarding training for adults and children

Desirable

• Level 3 children safeguarding training

Other

Essential

• Experience of working in a team.
• Can work unsocial hours/weekends when required.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Crawley Hospital

West Green Drive

Crawley

RH11 7DH

Employer's website

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