Health Care Assistant

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Job description

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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. We also have 56 rehabilitation beds at West Park Hospital and 54 beds at Cannock Chase Hospital. We are the largest employer in Wolverhampton, the Trust employs more than 10,000 staff, covering more than 350 different roles.

• New Cross Hospital
• West Park Hospital rehabilitation inpatient and day care services, therapy services and outpatients
• Cannock Chase Hospital general surgery, orthopaedics, breast surgery, urology, dermatology/plastic surgery and medical day case investigations and treatment (including endoscopy, rheumatology and dermatology)
• More than 20 community sites - community services for children and adults, walk-in centres and therapy and rehabilitation services
• Primary care - Ten GP practices have now joined us and offer extended opening hours to patients.

Key details

Location

Site: New Cross Hospital
Town: Wolverhampton
Postcode: WV10 0QP
Major / Minor Region: Birmingham & The Black Country

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 24 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £23,615 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 2)

Specialty

Main area: Day Case Surgery

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 2 Health Care Assistant to join the Day case Surgery unit. Day case consists of two areas at New Cross Hospital, Beynon with 16 beds and Appleby with 19 beds and lounges. We also admit patients that are coming in for more complex surgery that require a longer admission.

We provide Pre and post-operative care to surgical patients across several specialities including, Orthopaedic, ENT, Maxillo Facial, General Surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, Plastic Surgery and Pain Management.

The post holder will play an important role in this dynamic team. Your role will include assisting to admit patients using appropriate paperwork and support the patient in the post-operative period in order 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.

The successful candidate will be hardworking, motivated team player, including flexibility to respond rapidly, working under the direction of senior nurses within the team. You will need to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service and be able to work effectively with partnership departments and Surgeons across a 5 day working week. Ideally, you will have Surgical experience however, this is not essential as training will be given.

The unit is currently open 7am to 8pm, Monday to Friday.

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Please see Job description and person specification, but in summary:

• To support the nursing team with carrying out care for a diverse group of patients for planned Surgery.
• 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.

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

Please see Job Description but in summary:

• To support the nursing team with carrying out care for a diverse group of patients for planned Surgery.
• 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.

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 want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. 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 Health Care Visa and Skilled worker visa Skilled worker visa.

Applicant requirements

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.

Person specification

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

Documents

• Job Description (PDF)
• Person Specification (PDF)
• RWT Professional Standards (PDF)
• Wolverhampton Map (PDF)
• Trust Brochure (PDF)
• Employee Rewards Booklet (PDF)
• Flexible Working Commitment (PDF)
• NHS Staff Offer - National Express (PDF)
• Our Strategy (PDF)
• Joint Behavioural Framework (PDF)

Further details / informal visits contact

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

If Senior sister is not available then please request to speak to the Sister in Charge.