Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Healthcare Assistant Outpatients, WRH

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit a compassionate individual to work within our committed outpatient's team .

You will be a reliable team player, have excellent communication skills, a kind and caring manner and be willing to work flexibly between Monday and Friday

You will need to be motivated, hardworking, kind and able to communicate with a wide range of people.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that patients are treated with dignity and respect, to ensure that high quality of care is given.

To advise patients and carers on health care issues and support them in times of stressful and emotional events which are frequently emotionally demanding to the nurse and demanding on their time.

Performing clinical skills relevant to individual clinics e.g. clinical observations, urinalysis, venepuncture.

Decontamination and tracking of equipment after use.

Assisting the Consultant and other Healthcare professionals within the clinical setting independently.

To support and assist in audits / monitoring / collecting data / transferring data to other sources; in collaboration with the department manager & Matron.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted

18 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

C9365-24-1141-1

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support professionally qualified staff in providing quality care for patients in roles, which are mainly related to direct patient care this is a generic job description, which covers the range of duties that a healthcare assistant (direct patient care) may be required to undertake.

To comply with all Trust Policies and Procedures to maintain a safe working environment for patients and staff.

To attend to the activities of daily living needs of patients, under the supervision and direction of a qualified nurse, to ensure that patients receive care appropriate to their needs. All care given must be documented in the patient record and countersigned by a trained.

To report any untoward incidents and complaints.

To act always in a manner which promotes positive working relationships and maintains the professional image of the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To comply with all Trust Policies and Procedures to maintain a safe working environment for patients and staff.

To report any untoward incidents and complaints.

To act always in a manner which promotes positive working relationships and maintains the professional image of the Trust.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within a nursing team or care setting.

Desirable

Experience of working in an outpatient setting

Knowledge and skills

Desirable

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths Qualified in Phlebotomy completion of care certificate

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within a nursing team or care setting.

Desirable

Experience of working in an outpatient setting

Knowledge and skills

Desirable

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths Qualified in Phlebotomy completion of care certificate

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

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

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