Location: New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP
Type: Part-Time, Permanent
Salary (£): £23,615 a year pro rata
About The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute, and community services. They are incredibly proud of the diversity of both their staff and the communities they serve. They are building a workforce that can help them to fulfil their values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. They are passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling them to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for their patients.
They are delighted that they have been rated as “Good” by CQC. They have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job details
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Supportive working environment
- Opportunities for professional development
- Diverse and inclusive workplace
Requirements
- NVQ Level 2 or above
- Experience in a healthcare environment
- Good communication skills
Salary Details
£23,615 a year pro rata
About the Role
The Health Care Assistant will play an important role in the dynamic team at the Day Case Surgery unit. The role includes assisting to admit patients using appropriate paperwork and supporting the patient in the post-operative period to facilitate a safe discharge. The post holder will also be expected to undertake any other duties as may be required to meet the needs of the service within the limitations of the grade for the post.
The successful candidate will be a hardworking, motivated team player, including flexibility to respond rapidly, working under the direction of senior nurses within the team. They will need to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service and be able to work effectively with partnership departments and Surgeons across a 5-day working week. Ideally, they will have Surgical experience; however, this is not essential as training will be given.
The unit is currently open 7am to 8pm, Monday to Friday.
Key Responsibilities
- Completing paperwork with the patients on admission
- Taking patient observations and escalating to trained staff
- Carrying out various testing i.e., urinalysis, pregnancy testing, blood glucose monitoring
- Ensuring stock is kept to an acceptable level and ordering more supplies if required
- Ensuring patient property is safe and transferred to other areas if required
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.
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.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is an equal opportunity employer. They are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants.
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