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Healthcare Assistant | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	24 March 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£24,071 - £25,674 pro rata per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	23 April 2025
Location:	Chesterfield, S44 5BL
Company:	Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7064776/166-FC-7064776

Summary

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you motivated and consistently deliver excellent standards of patient care? If the answer to both of these questions is yes, we would love to hear from you.

The Women’s Health Unit is a complex in- patient and out-patient/ day case service for gynaecology patients and is open 7am – 10pm, 7 days a week. The post holder will be expected to work a range of shifts Monday to Friday, including Bank Holidays.

A variety of treatments and procedures are undertaken, including the medical and surgical management of miscarriages and termination of pregnancies.



Applicants must be currently working in a health care setting (or have experience within the past 12 months) and be able to work under their own initiative and as part of the multi-professional team. Experience of caring for patients receiving gynaecology care would be advantageous, but not essential as a full induction period and subsequent support will be in place. Experience of working within both in-patient and out-patient services would also be an advantage.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 4,200 staff and good financial control and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC.

We are committed to working with our partners in Health and Social Care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

· Act as a chaperone to medical and other support staff, acting as the patient’s advocate and ensuring that examinations and procedures are performed with the patient’s full understanding, co-operation and consent.

· Assist in the admission and discharge processes, including those admitted for day case surgery.

· Assist the nursing and medical staff during specialist out-patient procedures, e.g. hysteroscopy, colposcopy and termination of pregnancy services.

· Undertake specific clinical tasks, procedures and tests, as directed by nursing staff and after specific competency-based training, including caring for pre and post operative ladies.

· Report any abnormal findings/concerns to the qualified nursing staff or medical staff.

· Liaise and communicate relevant information to other members of the multi-professional team.

· Be familiar with equipment used in connection with duties, reporting any deficiencies to the nurse in charge.

· Check stock levels of supplies, stationary, linen and other non-medical equipment, ensuring efficient use of available resources.

· Complete daily Health & Safety checks to ensure a safe working environment is maintained. Report any concerns to the Nurse in Charge.

· Assist with equipment testing and maintenance (e.g., pregnancy testing and urinalysis machines).

· Undertake the preparation of patients’ notes as required.

· Acknowledge concerns or complaints raised by patients/ relatives and inform the nurse in charge.

· Assist in the induction and training of newly appointed support staff.

· Proactively encourage feedback from patients via the divisional and Trust processes.

Training and Education

· Ensure basic understanding of the principles of safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty assessment.


This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025

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