Senior Health Care Support Worker
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Job summary
An exiting opportunity has arisen to join our amazing team as a Band 3 Senior health care assistant here at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital.
Here at Southport and Ormskirk we are actively working at ensuring high quality Ophthalmology and ENT care to all our patients.
If you are looking to join an energetic and vibrant department that truly makes a difference to people's lives on a daily basis, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for an experienced Eye and ENT Outpatient Health Care Assistants or you are an existing Health Care Assistant who wishes to have a career change and want to work in a more specialist area and have further career development, with a passion for learning Ophthalmology and ENT.
Our focus at all times is on ensuring that our patients receive high quality care quickly, in clean and comfortable surroundings.
You will be working as part of a friendly, welcoming and expert Multidisciplinary Team who are enthusiastic and encouraging in a happy working environment. Mentoring, training and guidance will be provided to the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
An HCA role with the team will vary from day to day, including admission and recovery of patients in our day case unit within F Ward at Ormskirk, to assisting with all areas of care within Eye and ENT Outpatient Clinics across Southport and Ormskirk Outpatients. It is a busy, active role. As part of the team, you would rotate throughout the different roles across both sites.
The successful candidate will work closely with both Medical and Nursing Staff within the department, who think of the Patient first and always uphold the Trusts SCOPE values
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Details
Date posted
09 October 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year PA pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
347-5684738
Job locations
Southport and Ormskirk
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Southport and Ormskirk
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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