Healthcare Assistant Band 3 | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,948 - £29,468 pa inc HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6190569/200-5951212-MA-ND-Y |
Summary
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 an 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 at least 2 years’ experience working as a Band 2 in a surgical setting or be currently working as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant.
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.
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
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research. Located in south-west London, St George's Hospital is only a 5 minute walk from Tooting Broadway tube station, and offers easy access to central London and its numerous restaurants, bars, theatres, museums, cinemas, galleries and other places of interest.
Our department is driven by our organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our Team is tight knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit motivated and proactive candidate who is looking for a Team that can provide a high level of care to our paediatric patients. We offer training and support through out the induction period and beyond.
We have social events to improve team bonding which reflects on the care we are able to give.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the proposed role .
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Apr 2024
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