Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Medicine
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-HCA020524
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal South Hants Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pa pro rata
- Closing
- 05/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/07/2024
Employer heading
Senior Healthcare 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
Are you looking for a career change? Are you looking for a job where no two days are ever the same? Come and join our dynamic and friendly team!
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant to work in the Southampton Dermatology Centre based at the Royal South Hants Hospital. The Southampton Dermatology Centre operates from 08.00 – 18.00 Monday to Friday, with some optional out of hours/ weekend working. You will be assisting in the management of the smooth running of the various consultant and nurse-led clinics within the Dermatology Department and Medical Outpatients Department and assisting the clinicians in our Day Case surgical rooms.
Key Responsibilities
- Work in a team of nursing staff and clinicians, ensuring high standards of care are developed and maintained within that team.
- To give and receive regular reports on the progress of patients, immediately acting on any changes in the patient’s condition, and reporting them to the relevant health care professional.
- Assist consultant surgeons in the day case surgery operating rooms as well as the nurse surgeons in their operating lists.
- Facilitate the smooth running of various clinics (including Medical Outpatients) and chaperone patients when necessary.
- Assist clinicians during clinics, taking clinical photographs, and observations, helping patients with undressing/dressing and mobilisation.
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. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service. UHS employees can 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
The Dermatology Department offers various services and clinics such as UVL treatment, photo testing, Botox, patch, 2 week skin cancer pathway, and vulval clinics. Many of our clinics are nurse-led such as acne, topical treatments, ultraviolet light therapy, allergy patch testing, mole mapping and wound clinics.
The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in some of these clinics and to chaperone patients. You will also run the admission and recovery area when there are Day Case surgical patients, take observations and provide aftercare information. You will also have the opportunity to assist the Dermatology Surgeons in the operating rooms.
Be responsible for the smooth flow of various daily clinics as well as answering queries from patients/relatives on the telephone and for providing care and advice to support and facilitate high-quality, individualised care to patients and relatives. We also look after a small number of clinics for Medical Outpatients such as TB, Diabetes and Gastro and you will be assisting clinicians with observations and venesection to facilitate the smooth running of these clinics.
We are looking to recruit a Health Care Support worker who has a keen interest in working in the speciality of Dermatology. Previous experience is desirable however not essential as all the training required will provided.
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 in health and social care or equivalent
- Numeracy and Literacy skills at level 1 or 2 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Keyboard skills
- Experience and competent in additional clinical skills
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in a caring role
- Understanding of an acute hospital setting and the role of the SHCA
Desirable criteria
- Previous HCA experience
- Previous experience of working with the general public
- Experience of using a computer
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
- Dee Harley
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381 202975
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