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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Health Care Assistant, Band 2- Oral & Maxillofacial Outpatients

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic health care assistance who would like to make a difference to outpatient care. This is an excited opportunity for a health care assistant to enhance their skills and gain experience within a hospital setting. OMF OPD provides a vast range of training and learning opportunities to provide excellent patient care. We are keen to recruit a nurse that can uphold the high standards of care we thrive to achieve.

Main duties of the job

The candidate would show excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to work effectively within a team, and autonomously. The candidate will need to be approachable, act as a role model and uphold the best standards of care for patients. The candidate will need to show ability to work effectively under pressure and manage challenging situations with both patients and staff members. The candidate will need to be responsive to change and assist in the implementaion of changes to practice in the team.

About us

We have 18 registered dental nurses, 3 registered nurses, 1 nursing associate, 2 Healthcare assistants, 2 Orthodontics therapists and 1 hygienist. We care for a variety of patients within an outpatients setting. We have exciting opportunities for career progression at trust study days and unit based training sessions.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-23-SUR-R11977

Job locations

Trustwide

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a health care assistant you would be working within a multi-disciplinary team to meet patient needs to ensure the delivery of high nursing care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to provide the continuity of safe and effective care at all times. This could involve assistance within clinics and working in a surgical setting to help colleagues with patient tooth extractions and biopsies as well as new patient referrals and follow up appointments. It is essential that you communicate effectively with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team. Effectively management of own time to manage caseload of patients within a defined scope of practice.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a health care assistant you would be working within a multi-disciplinary team to meet patient needs to ensure the delivery of high nursing care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to provide the continuity of safe and effective care at all times. This could involve assistance within clinics and working in a surgical setting to help colleagues with patient tooth extractions and biopsies as well as new patient referrals and follow up appointments. It is essential that you communicate effectively with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team. Effectively management of own time to manage caseload of patients within a defined scope of practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy

Desirable

  • Care certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Appropriate verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work effectively as a team member and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers.
  • Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact and be flexible and responsive to working environment
  • Practical ability, prioritisation and time management

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of basic nursing and personal care
  • Demonstrate potential for further development
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy

Desirable

  • Care certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Appropriate verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work effectively as a team member and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers.
  • Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact and be flexible and responsive to working environment
  • Practical ability, prioritisation and time management

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of basic nursing and personal care
  • Demonstrate potential for further development

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

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior sister

Charlotte Stanley

charlotte.stanley7@nhs.net

03004228518

Details

Date posted

16 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-23-SUR-R11977

Job locations

Trustwide

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN


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