Healthcare Assistant

• An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to work full time on Nye Bevan Unit in St Georges Hospital.
• Nye Bevan Unit is a Platinum awarded Emergency Surgical Assessment unit that specialises in the care of patients with Maxfax, General Surgical, urological, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gynaecological and ENT conditions.
• We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic healthcare assistant with a desire to provide effective and efficient care.
• You will need to be responsive to the changing demands and priorities on the unit and show a willingness to undertake extended roles.
• The role of Band 3 Healthcare Assistant is fundamental here, and the applicant would work as a skilled member of the team ensuring a high standard of care was delivered all to patients.
• Applicants must have experience working as a Band 2 in a surgical setting or be currently working as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant with an NHS Care Certificate.
• The Unit has an excellent team of Nursing, Medical and Support staff who have extremely high standards and give exemplary patient care. Each member of the team endeavours to ensure that our patients receive the best possible patient experience.
• You should possess good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• A kind, caring, compassionate and professional attitude is essential along with being able to work in a busy environment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the clinical team in assessing, treating, and caring for patients in Emergency Surgical Assessment Unit by:

• Supporting the clinician.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team of nursing, medical and clericals to perform investigations.
• Transferring patients to wards, theatres and various other areas within the hospital.
• Undertaking routine phlebotomy and cannulation (desirable).
• Performing routine observations and assessment including weight, height, blood pressure, vital signs, urinalysis and pregnancy testing.
• Answering the telephone and dealing with patient queries and passing on messages to the team as necessary.
• Ensuring all areas of the ward, the clinic and patient waiting room are clean and stocked appropriately
• Ordering laboratory and clinical supplies and ensuring stock levels are maintained

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person specification

Education

• Basic literacy and numeracy
• NHS Care Certificate

• NVQ level 2 in acute care or willing to undertake

Experience

• At least 2 years HCA experience

• 3 years experience surgical setting

Skills and Abilities

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work on own initiative and minimal supervision.
• Able to work under pressure.

• Care certificate
• Willingness to to gain more skills
• Venepuncture and Cannulation

Knowledge

• Able to work as part of a team

• Willingness to take new responsibility