Description

Job Title: Healthcare Assistant 
Department: Outpatient Services, which may include Advanced Diagnostics and Pre-Assessment 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (includes evening and weekend working)
Salary: £25,640 per annum
Recruiting Manager: Associate Director of Clinical Services 

Job Summary 

To assist the qualified nursing staff, under their supervision, in providing a high quality, comprehensive nursing service to all patients and users, ensuring a high standard of patient care is maintained in a clean and safe environment. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

•  Undertake routine tasks related to the patient's health and wellbeing

•  Assist in the delivery of care to meet the patient's health and wellbeing needs

•  Establish and maintain communication on routine care matters

•  Contribute to own personal development

•  Assist in maintaining own and others' health, safety and security

•  Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI

•  To maintain standards of infection control within the hospital and own department and to assist patients to maintain their own infection control needs

•  To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice

Person Specification

The following specification represents the range of skills, abilities, and experiences etc. relevant to the position. Applicants are expected to meet the attributes that have been identified as essential. 

Essential 

• Be able to communicate with other members of staff and patients clearly 

• Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant 

• Basic awareness of health, safety and hygiene 

• English language to IELTS 7.0

• Able to work effectively as part of a team 

• Flexible approach to work and working patterns

Desirable 

• NVQ Direct Care Level 2 or equivalent experience 

• Previous outpatient experience 

• Basic clinical observation skills 

The closing date for receipt of applications is the 12th March 2025. 

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date, if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration. 

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.