Senior Health Care Assistant | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 28 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2024 |
| Location: | Ormskirk, L39 2AZ |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6158144/409-6158144 |
Summary
Are you looking to further your career in the NHS as a Healthcare Assistant?
An HCA role with the team will vary from day to day, including admission and recovery of patients, to assisting with patient care in the procedure rooms after completion of training. It is a busy, active role. As part of the team, you would rotate throughout the different roles across both sites.
We work with many specialities including gastroenterology, urology, colorectal, respiratory, and vascular. Training is provided in house, with support from external sources.
Previous experience in endoscopy would be a strong advantage but relevant healthcare experience will be considered.
The successful candidate will work closely with both Medical and Nursing Staff within the department, who think of the Patient first and always uphold the Trusts SCOPE values.
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Join us on our exciting journey of expansion here at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital. Here at Southport and Ormskirk we are actively working towards securing accreditation through the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy as high-quality gastrointestinal endoscopy service. If you are looking to join an energetic and vibrant department that truly makes a difference to people’s lives on a daily basis, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for an experienced Endoscopy Health Care Assistants or you are an existing Health Care Assistant who wishes to have a career change and want to work in a more specialist area and have further career development, with a passion for learning Endoscopy.
Our focus at all times is on ensuring that our patients receive high quality treatment quickly, in clean and comfortable surroundings.
You will be working as part of a friendly, welcoming and expert Multidisciplinary Endoscopy Team who are friendly, enthusiastic and encouraging in a happy working environment. Mentoring, training and guidance will be provided to the successful candidate.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Apr 2024
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