Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Grade
- AFC Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25.87 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-AGB-EMF18138-B3
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £25,329 - £26,958 per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health care assistant Diabetes and Endocrinology
AFC Band 3
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity in our Diabetes and endocrine department in the Cedar Centre at the Royal Surrey County Hospital for a band 3 healthcare assistant.
Main duties of the job
We require you to be highly focused, enthusiastic and motivated with good communication skills at all levels. You will be required to work closely with the specialist Diabetes nurses and complete further training as required for the role.
In return, we offer a supportive and welcoming working environment with opportunities to progress in your career.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will support the senior HCA in providing clinic services. The post holder will be involved in developing and running new care processes clinics and downloading pump and CGMS data. There will be some administration duties in organising patient notes and assisting in the smooth running of the clinics
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent training essential
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
- Working knowledge of medical terminology & patient confidentiality
- Ability to express an understanding of the key principles of infection control
- Ability to express an understanding of audit
- Experience of working with vulnerable people
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beverly Tuthill
- Job title
- Diabetes Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01483 571122
- Additional information
Ext 2413
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