Health Care Assistant

Popular Plumbing and Heating Corp; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000

Job description

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About

We are one of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands having more than 850 beds on the New Cross site.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust provides primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.

Key details

Location: New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 24 hours per week

Salary: £23,615 pro rata

Grade: Band 2

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 2 Health Care Assistant to join the Day Case Surgery unit. We provide pre and post-operative care to surgical patients across several specialties including Orthopaedic, ENT, Maxillo Facial, General Surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, Plastic Surgery and Pain Management.

Your role will include assisting to admit patients using appropriate paperwork and supporting the patient in the post-operative period to facilitate a safe discharge. The post holder will also be expected to undertake any other duties as may be required to meet the needs of the service within the limitations of the grade for the post.

Responsibilities

• Completing paperwork with the patients on admission
• Taking patient observations and escalating to trained staff
• Carrying out various testing i.e. urinalysis, pregnancy testing, blood glucose monitoring
• Ensuring stock is kept to an acceptable level and ordering more supplies if required
• Ensuring patient property is safe and transferred to other areas if required

Qualifications

Essential criteria:

• NVQ Level 2 or above

Desirable criteria:

• NVQ level 3 or Care certificate
• Surgical ward experience

Experience

Essential criteria:

• Experience in a healthcare environment

Communication

Essential criteria:

• Good communication skills

Flexible Working

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region, we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the onboarding process.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Karla King
Job title: Senior Sister
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01902 695588