Job summary
To support patients whilst having prostate biopsies taken, and support the nurse to document what biopsies where taken and where from.
Main duties of the job
To document where biopsies have been taken from and how many, to support the patient during this procedure. Make drinks as required for the patient, undertake blood pressure readings if needed.
To help clean the room & equipment after the clinic.
Help other members of staff if needed.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assist in the taking or prostate biopsies with the nurse and Doctor/ACP, to support the patient whilst having the procedure.
To help support the patient whilst having prostate biopsies taken.
To document what biopsies have been taken and where from.
To make patients drinks, do Blood pressure if required and help clean the room and equipment after the clinic has finished plus any other jobs required by other members of the team.
If you want to make a difference and be part of something new and exciting then we would love to hear from you so, what are you waiting for?!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assist in the taking or prostate biopsies with the nurse and Doctor/ACP, to support the patient whilst having the procedure.
To help support the patient whilst having prostate biopsies taken.
To document what biopsies have been taken and where from.
To make patients drinks, do Blood pressure if required and help clean the room and equipment after the clinic has finished plus any other jobs required by other members of the team.
If you want to make a difference and be part of something new and exciting then we would love to hear from you so, what are you waiting for?!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English Language Grade E or above or equivalent
- GCSE Maths Grade E or above or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health related area or willing to work towards
- ECDL qualification or equivalent
Experiecne
Essential
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment
- Experience of using computer systems for data entry and retrieval
Desirable
- Experience in Health Care setting
Skills
Essential
- Understanding the role of the Health Care Support Worker
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Ability to work effectively on an individual basis and as part of a multi- disciplinary team
- Ability to work in a demanding and busy environment
- Good customer care skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to forge effective working relationships with both patients and their relatives and colleagues
- Knowledge of confidentiality, infection control and dignity in care within the workplace
- Ability to prioritise and manage daily workload
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Manual Handling
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English Language Grade E or above or equivalent
- GCSE Maths Grade E or above or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health related area or willing to work towards
- ECDL qualification or equivalent
Experiecne
Essential
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment
- Experience of using computer systems for data entry and retrieval
Desirable
- Experience in Health Care setting
Skills
Essential
- Understanding the role of the Health Care Support Worker
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Ability to work effectively on an individual basis and as part of a multi- disciplinary team
- Ability to work in a demanding and busy environment
- Good customer care skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to forge effective working relationships with both patients and their relatives and colleagues
- Knowledge of confidentiality, infection control and dignity in care within the workplace
- Ability to prioritise and manage daily workload
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Manual Handling
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.
