Healthcare Support Worker
Job overview
Out Patients is looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join its multidisciplinary team. We are a busy department comprising 28 clinic rooms, plus several treatment areas. We cater for a large number of clinical specialities, including cardiology, general surgery, neurology, gastro, colo-rectal, ENT, renal, respiratory, orthopaedic, oncology, haematology.We are a dedicated team who pride ourselves in providing a high standard of care to all who visit our department.
We are looking for someone to join our team on 26.5 hours per week, working flexibly across 4 days Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
You should be a motivated and dedicated nurse. You should be able to demonstrate good organisation skills. You will be able to work well as part of a team, but also able to take responsibility for your own workload when required.
Your hours will be worked flexibly between 8-6 Monday to Friday.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You should be a motivated and dedicated nurse. You should be able to demonstrate good organisation skills. You will be able to work well as part of a team, but also able to take responsibility for your own workload when required.
Your hours will be worked flexibly between 8-6 Monday to Friday.
Person specification
experience
Essential criteria- previous experience working in an our patients department
- previous experience of working in a hospital setting
We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process.By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.
Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system.Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.