Our Pre Op Department is seeking to recruit a band 3 Healthcare Assistant on a fixed term basis.
The successful candidates will be enthusiastic and dedicated and will work well in a busy team.
They will participate in delivering safe, excellent patient care, displaying a caring and compassionate nature and will be motivated to learn and develop within this speciality.
Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential as they will be required to work with our multi-disciplinary team to support the smooth running of clinics on a day-to-day basis.
Development is encouraged and this is a friendly and welcoming team, who will help to make the transition to this new post a smooth one.
Training will be offered for all aspects of the post.
Responsibilities:
1. Assisting the Pre Op Nurse Practitioners in the smooth running of the Pre Op Department across both Southport and Ormskirk sites.
2. Assisting in the safe delivery of care with the ability to work autonomously with support from the Registered Practitioners.
3. Ability to manage a workload required for this role. Clinical skills in Venepuncture are essential for this role; any additional training will be provided.
4. To actively promote quality improvement within the department.
5. To assist in ensuring adequate stock levels in the department.
6. Ensuring high levels of patient care and safety in the Pre Op Department.
7. Assisting in the completion and safe handling of documentation and patient identifiable information.
8. To ensure privacy and dignity of patients is maintained by acting as a chaperone for Clinical and Nursing staff when examining patients.
About Us:
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
1. Acute Care: Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
2. Primary Care: Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
3. Community Services: Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire.
4. Specialist Regional Services: We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
* Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
* National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
We work Monday - Friday.
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