Healthcare Assistant in ED

Job summary

The Emergency Department is offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Senior HCA.

The patients, who are presenting with acute or primary care problems are seen by a team of Nurse Practitioners and doctors. You will become an integral part of the Emergency Department team to assist in the management of these patients rotating and gaining skills in all areas of the Emergency Department equivalent to your banding.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to utilise lots of clinical skills as well as supporting the team with administrative tasks. This is an exciting blend of clinical and administrative tasks which will provide opportunity for development within the role as the post holder becomes more experienced. This post will enable the wider team to provide excellent patient care and experience.

About us

Yeovil Hospital is an ambitious and friendly Trust that is proud to provide acute care for a population of more than 225,000 people in South Somerset, North and West Dorset and parts of Mendip. The hospital has 345 beds, a busy Emergency Department, a variety of outpatient and diagnostics services, and a private patients' wing which offers a personal service in state-of-the-art clinical facilities, with all profits being invested back into NHS healthcare.

Yeovil Hospital's iCARE model, which has established the principles of exemplary patient care, patient and employee experience, has attracted national interest and is embedded in everything we do, following our vision to care for our patients as if they are one of our family. The Trust's shared vision has led to our staff rating Yeovil Hospital the best in England for employee health and wellbeing for the third year running in the annual NHS staff survey 2020.