Health Care Assistant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are currently looking for a an experienced Health Care Assistant to join our well established Trauma Team at Broomfield Hospital.

You will provide professional, comprehensive and efficient support to the Trauma Service for both patients, nursing and medical staff, submit essential information to national database , collect information from computer systems, booking clinic appointments and so on.

You will be required to be flexible, to priorities your given workload and complete tasks within prescribed timescales.

Main duties of the job

Visit wards to perform 4AT assessments of delirium and cognitive impairment with post operative hip fracture, femoral shaft and periprosthetic fracture patients.

Collect information from patient notes for submission to the National hip fracture database. (AMTS score, previous mobility, MUST score, nutritional assessment)

Collect information from computer systems e.g Theatreman/Bluespier (ASA scores, time of theatre induction, type of anaesthetic and operating surgeon details)

Accessing National hip fracture database and submit collected information.

Perform ward round three times a week to check for potential surgical wound infections, or concerns regarding infection from ward nurses, for patients identified by trauma coordinators

Access the SSI website and submit the collected data.

Booking fracture/orthopaedic clinic appointments on Lorenzo

Taking appointment letters to post room

Please see JD for further information

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

20 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-T&O-BR-1372

Job locations

Broomfield

Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

We look forward to your application to join our team. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We look forward to your application to join our team. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Able to provide a patient focussed service and to work effectively as part of a team dealing with people and situations sensitively and appropriately, remaining calm and polite at all times
To demonstrate effective keyboard skills with the ability to input data quickly and accurately

Desirable

Having experience of dealing with distressed patients and visitors, both face to face and over the telephone
Demonstrable experience of NHS or other organisations information systems
Possess a working knowledge of the Lorenzo system.

Skills

Essential

IT Keyboard Skills
Good standard of english and maths

Desirable

NHS experience

Person Specification

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Able to provide a patient focussed service and to work effectively as part of a team dealing with people and situations sensitively and appropriately, remaining calm and polite at all times
To demonstrate effective keyboard skills with the ability to input data quickly and accurately

Desirable

Having experience of dealing with distressed patients and visitors, both face to face and over the telephone
Demonstrable experience of NHS or other organisations information systems
Possess a working knowledge of the Lorenzo system.

Skills

Essential

IT Keyboard Skills
Good standard of english and maths

Desirable

NHS experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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