Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Working under the direct supervision and direction of Registered Nurses and the Clinical Nurse Specialists who delegates tasks to the post holder. The Healthcare Assistant (HCA) will deliver high quality nursing care to patients, as part of a team. The post holder is responsible for their own practice, working within the defined limits of competence and within the scope of the role. The registered nurses retains accountability for the care delivered by the HCA

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a full time and part time Health Care Assistants to join our Urology department within the Urology Centre at Epsom Hospital, fixed term in view of becoming a substantive post.

The Urology Centre is a very busy unit with a well-established friendly team of nurses and radiographers.

Working hours: Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00. This is subject to slight change upon needs of the service.

We need a unique person for this role that is positive,enthusiastic to learn, and works well within a team.

The successful candidate will have the full support of the very experienced Urology nurses within the department, in addition to a very engaged Consultant team who are all willing to support you to meet your training needs.

You will undertake a range of duties within the centre, providing a nursing assistant role to the multidisciplinary team and when necessary working without direct supervision to ensure the delivery of effective high quality care.

For further information please contact Joanna Cooper Urology ACP : Joanna.cooper5@nhs.net

About us

Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecologyto over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospitaland St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Careand Surrey Downs Health and Care. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unitand Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E)and Maternity services (Obstetrics). With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George's Hospital and St George's Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.