Health Care Assistant

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.

We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.

Job overview

Due to new ways of working and the need to expand the times and days offered to our patients, we are offering a rewarding challenge to an enthusiastic and motivated Band 2 Health Care Assistant.

We have many specialities that you will have the opportunity to experience These are, Respiratory, Rapid Breast , Endocrinology, Cardiology and ENT, to name but a few.

These specialities will be found in the main OPD areas in the Birmingham Treatment Centre, Sandwell Health Campus and Rowley Regis Hospital where you will be expected to take part in cross site working.

We offer a 4-6 months mentorship with an experienced team member so you can feel confident and part of the team straight away.

We would welcome applications from candidates who have previous experience and are prepared to undertake the level 2 healthcare support worker apprenticeship programme as part of their employment.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will be to assist the clinician, such as performing height & weight measurements, testing urine samples and blood pressure monitoring and then inputting the data into the Electronic Patient Record

You will be called to chaperone while the clinician examines the patient

The successful candidate should be friendly, motivated and open to learning new ways of working.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person specification

Qualifications

• Key skills – literacy and numeric (or equivalent)
• Care Certificate or willing to work towards achieving qualification

• NVQ Level II In Direct Care/Post Natal Care/Diagnostics and Therapeutics.
• Basic First Aid Certificate
• Food Handling Certificate

Experience

• Previous experience in an outpatient setting in a health care environment.

We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.