Job summary
Band 2 Healthcare Assistants to work in Chase Farm Hospital Day Surgery
We have an exciting opportunity for Band 2 Healthcare Assistants to help us deliver our services to the Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Communities
Main duties of the job
Chase Farm Hospital is seeking dynamic people to join our team in Day Surgery.
Chase Farm Hospital opened 5 years ago and is an exciting place to work, with dedicated elective surgery theatres including day surgery areas and recovery that supports 8 theatres, one of which is a Barn theatre complex. The Barn Theatre is a large room with 4 theatres with no dividing walls, this is the new design for ultra-clean theatres for elective Orthopaedic procedures.
We are the North London Orthopaedic Centre / Surgical Hub which is exciting times for learning and developing skills in Orthopaedics.
We have just been given the GIRFT Surgical Hub Accreditation May 2023.
About us
Chase Farm Hospital is a fully elective and the most digitally advanced hospital site in the UK, supporting the following specialities .
Orthopaedic, Urology, Gynaecology, Oral Max Fax, ENT, General Surgery, Ophthalmology and vascular.
We are looking for motivated and dynamic people who can support our Day Surgery / Theatre teams whiles also developing your own skills to ensure progressive training is happening to help staff with promotions in the future.
There are no qualifications involved and we are excited to advertise to the public for staff who are keen on starting a productive and enjoyable job within the NHS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working in Day Surgery Supporting Nurses with Admissions and Discharges, Supporting patients to be discharged on the same day as their admission.
You will have training on the Electronic Patient Record System from Oracle Cerner to be able to use the system and admit patients, this will also cover the Integrated Patient testing devices such as Pregnancy and Urinalysis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working in Day Surgery Supporting Nurses with Admissions and Discharges, Supporting patients to be discharged on the same day as their admission.
You will have training on the Electronic Patient Record System from Oracle Cerner to be able to use the system and admit patients, this will also cover the Integrated Patient testing devices such as Pregnancy and Urinalysis.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent experience to understand the service procedures
Experience
Essential
- Health Care/Hotel industry or similar environment
- Experience of dealing with the public
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Able to work with minimum supervision and work as part of a team
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to meet goals of the team
- Basic problem solving skills
- Good written and verbal skills, able to liaise with the public and staff at all levels
- Awareness of the regulations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Reasonable IT skills and willingness to learn new systems
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent experience to understand the service procedures
Experience
Essential
- Health Care/Hotel industry or similar environment
- Experience of dealing with the public
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Able to work with minimum supervision and work as part of a team
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to meet goals of the team
- Basic problem solving skills
- Good written and verbal skills, able to liaise with the public and staff at all levels
- Awareness of the regulations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Reasonable IT skills and willingness to learn new systems
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
