Senior Health Care Assistant
- NHS
- Part Time
- Market Harborough
- 25760.00 - 27476.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Healthcare Assistant to join the UHL Community Endoscopy service. The successful candidate will become part of the team within St Lukes Endoscopy unit.
The endoscopy service in the Community consists of 4 units based in the community hospitals. This forms part of the larger UHL endoscopy service and sits within the Clinical support and Imaging CMG.
We currently provide a 5 day service covering Monday to Friday over the hours of 8am to 6pm. The role allows for excellent work life balance and option for flexible working.
Cross site travel to all units is an expectation of the role, driving license and access to a car for work purposes are an essential requirement for the position. All of our community hospital sites provide free onsite parking for staff and patients.
Discover your potential: Join our dynamic Endoscopy Team today!
Main duties of the job
The unit delivers a high standard of care to achieve the best quality service and outcome for our patients during diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. These include Gastroscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy and Cystoscopy.
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate:
- Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
- Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships
Our main priority is to find people with the rights values, behaviours and attitudes that match our own. We are looking for staff who are committed, compassionate, trustworthy, patient orientated with excellent interpersonal and listening skills. If you have a positive attitude and are self-motivated, we would like to hear from you.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk
Job responsibilities
- The Health Care Assistant will be an integral member of the ward / department team working through close but not direct supervision of a registered practitioner.
- The Senior Health Care Assistant is responsible for providing personal and clinical care, undertaking clinical observations and other interventions as delegated by the registered practitioner and in accordance with existing competencies.
- The Senior Health Care Assistant will ensure that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established policies and guidelines. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times.
- The Senior Health Care Assistant will act in a manner that upholds privacy, dignity, respect and confidentiality for patients and colleagues.
Please see job description/person specification for further details on the role
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Holds National Care Certificate
- Level 3 Qualification in clinical healthcare OR able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skill and competency to undertake Band 3 clinical skills as described in job description.
- Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or education equivalent
- Has worked as a Band 2 Healthcare Assistant (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Speciality specific training and competencies achieved and ongoing development
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact.
- Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control and Safeguarding processes.
- Experience of working in a healthcare team and patient settings
- Experience of dealing with patient / relative verbal complaints.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a health care environment
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Good communication skills (written and verbal).
- Able to work as a team. Able to relate well with patients/relatives/visitors/ Colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff.
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Able to work on own initiative, following direction by a Registered Healthcare Practitioner
Skills
Essential
- Taking and recording Vital Signs and other clinical skills with evidence of appropriate training within scope of job role.
- Computer Skills
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care. Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate.
- Professional outlook and positive attitude.
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Able to carry out routine and non- routine tasks.
- Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
St Lukes Endoscopy Unit
33 Leicester Road
Market Harborough
LE16 7BN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
