Advanced Health Care Assistant - Urology

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Job description

Main area Urology

Grade Band 3

Contract Permanent

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

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Employer Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS

Site Scunthorpe General Hospital

Town Scunthorpe

Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata

Salary period Yearly

Closing 13/04/2025 23:59

Advanced Health Care Assistant - Urology

Band 3

Job overview

The Senior Health Care Assistant is a member of a multidisciplinary Departmental team who undertakes duties in relation to patient care and department administration, in the Acute Hospital setting.

Delegated work and duties will be assigned and carried out under the direct and indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse in accordance with the competencies laid down for NVQ Level 2. Where additional skills training is identified as required in the job description the post holder will not undertake those duties until training has been undertaken (except as part of the supervised learning experience).

Main duties of the job

1. Support patients attending for consultation, examinations and procedures.
2. Provide assistance to Clinical Nurse Specialist and medical staff in preparation and delivery of care to patients undergoing Urological procedures and investigations.
3. Carry out assessment of patients urological requirements as well as utilizing (after appropriate training) equipment to undertake more complex assessments.

Working for our organisation

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/

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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or Equivalent in Health and Social Care
• Evidence of recent study/development

Occupational Experience and Abilities

• Experience of working in health/social care setting for a minimum of 2 years
• Experience of working within the speciality

Personal Qualities

• Understanding of the needs of patients in a health care setting
• Evidence of literacy and numeracy
• IT Skills
• Evidence of flexibility and adaptability
• Shows knowledge of the need for patient Confidentiality, privacy, dignity and consent
• Up to date mandatory training in fire, infection control, BLS, and moving and handling
• Ability to use the Trust administration IT systems

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.