Job overview

DCHS has an exciting opportunity for a HCA Lead to join our Sexual Health Service.

The HCA Lead within the Sexual Health Services will compassionately support and lead a team of dedicated and hard- working HCAs.

Support the smooth day to day operation of the clinical hubs and peripheral clinics, in partnership with the Admin Team Lead and Roster Co-ordinator, overseeing the rostering of HCA shifts and clinic activity via the Inform and e-Rostering systems. 

Ensure all equipment across North county is maintained appropriately e.g., arrange calibration/PAT tests/servicing etc. of equipment as necessary and maintain accurate records.

Ensure safe, effective HCA staffing levels at all locations. 

Support the management team to embed a culture of openness and learning, ensuring staff feel able to; voice concerns, constructively challenge one another and support one another positively and constructively through difficulties.

Lead and support the Sexual Health Quality Always Champions at Wheatbridge/North Peripherals and produce effective communications in conjunction with the Sexual Health Communications team and other colleagues.  

Main duties of the job

Oversee the HCA functions at Wheatbridge and North of the county peripheral sexual health services. This will include day to day line management of HCA staff including recruitment, training, regular 1-1s, team meetings and annual appraisals.

Promote and embed a culture in which multi-disciplinary teams strive for continuous quality improvement, by recording and learning from mistakes and complaints.

Encourage the development of any staff directly managed, to their full potential through systematic individual performance review and the establishment of personal development plans, reflecting the needs of the service, organisation, and the individual.

Maintain efficient and workable manual and electronic systems and databases, to include ordering systems and staff records. Ensuring files and records are stored and retrieved appropriately. 

Be a supportive, approachable and fair, point of contact for HCA staff.

Provide effective, robust daily line management to the HCA staff at Wheatbridge, and North county peripherals.

This will include but is not limited to; ESR, appraisals, one to ones, sickness/absence management and the recruitment process.

With the appropriate training, to to provide support and assistance with Vasectomy clinics and assist the surgeon during the vasectomy procedure. 

Working for our organisation

The Purpose and Activities of DCHS?

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff.  We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.  Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community.  As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign.  The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis.  If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team,   01332 564856, option 1, option 1  or   [email protected]  and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please note - if we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you.  Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.