The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Healthcare Support Worker - Outpatients Services

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Job summary

Our Trust provides outpatients clinics across a number of sites. There are a vast number of specialties that are covered, from paediatrics to elderly care, general surgery, breast, oncology & minor ops .

This is an exciting time for the outpatients department as we forge forward with improving the service for the patients and the organisation

Our health care support workers are an integral part of the team that delivers services to more than 300,000 patients per year. As an organisation, we have a very active research & development Team, who support patients attending the clinics for regular follow up, especially within the Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology and Oncology Services. We have also recently opened a purpose built fracture clinic at PAH.

We welcome applications from motivated and enthusiastic individuals who will be encouraged to develop within this role by working towards gaining the Care Certificate, a nationally recognised qualification . You will also gain hands on experience, supported by our Practice Development Team and our experienced Outpatient Team.

We would encourage Informal visits to the department where we would be delighted to show you around.

Main duties of the job

  • To work as a member of the team in the delivery of direct patient care under the direction of the Outpatients Manager.
  • The level of duties undertaken will be agreed and monitored by the clinic manager.
  • To assist with basic care and other patient related clinic activities under the supervision or as directed by a Registered Nurse.
  • To carry out tasks as instructed by a qualified nurse.
  • Assisting with the smooth running of the clinics and the continued service given to patients.
  • To be flexible within working hours to accommodate the running of the clinics.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Details

Date posted

08 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year Per Annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

292-6509872-CCS

Job locations

PAH, SMH, HEH

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for Healthcare Support Worker, available to download at any time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for Healthcare Support Worker, available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Person Spec

Essential

  • Meets Person Spec
  • Demonstrates transferable skills
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm and caring attitude

Desirable

  • previous experience within an healthcare related environment

Transferable skills and experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of good communication
  • Demonstrates initiative and can work in a team
Person Specification

Person Spec

Essential

  • Meets Person Spec
  • Demonstrates transferable skills
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm and caring attitude

Desirable

  • previous experience within an healthcare related environment

Transferable skills and experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of good communication
  • Demonstrates initiative and can work in a team

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

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

PAH, SMH, HEH

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

PAH, SMH, HEH

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Outpatient Nurse Manager

Geraldine Woodley

g.woodley@nhs.net

01279798214

Details

Date posted

08 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year Per Annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

292-6509872-CCS

Job locations

PAH, SMH, HEH

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX


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