Job summary
- Main area
- Women and Newborn
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-HCA020724
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Anne Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pa pro rata
- Closing
- 02/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/08/2024
Employer heading
Senior Health Care Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to appoint a passionate and dynamic health care assistant to work in an award winning team in the Day Surgery Unit and Recovery in Princess Anne Hospital.
As a part of the Women and Newborn care group , Day Surgery Unit is a small friendly unit in charge of admissions and discharge of patients undergoing gynaecology and breast surgeries, from simple to more complex procedures. It enjoys the compliment of a very experienced and organised team of both registered nurses and health care assistants, with the clinical expertise to care and look after our patients pre and post-operatively.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You are responsible for ensuring that the patient, family and carers are at the centre of everything you do.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide a clean, welcoming environment for patients and relatives.
- Assess patients health care needs and complete all required documentation.
- Ensure patients requirements are met with dignity, compassion and empathy.
- Be non-judgemental in your approach to patient care and attitudes.
- Ensure any concerns are reported to the nurse in charge in a timely manner.
Person specification
Qualifications / training
Essential criteria
- Level 3 apprenticeship in healthcare, NVQ 3 in care or equivalent, or working towards
- Venesection
Previous or relevant experience
Essential criteria
- Previous HCA experience.
- Logical and consistent work and career pattern
Desirable criteria
- Experience within a surgical pre-operative assessment service or women’s health.
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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
- Valentina Burnett
- Job title
- Hiring Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381206311
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