A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will work in support of the services provided in the Urology Department.
Aid the medical and nursing staff within the Urology Department to ensure the smooth running of the service.
The post holder will also be required to assist with administrative duties specific to the specialty, including processing data for audit and research projects.
You must hold the NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care from a recognised training provider or otherwise hold the NHS accredited Care Certificate. We are unable to accept certificates from the short online courses as these are not NVQs.
This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates. NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis for 12 months, as it has been established to provide cover for long term absence. Whilst this post is advertised on a fixed term / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Prepare and chaperone patients during examination, procedure and treatment.
2. Assist in patients’ procedures and treatments.
3. Maintain patients’ privacy.
4. Provide a clean safe environment to enable oneself or others to perform procedures/treatments.
5. Remove indwelling urethral catheters.
6. Perform bladder scans.
7. Develop competencies that will safeguard their practice and effectiveness within their role.
8. Empower oneself and colleagues to meet the objectives of the organisation.
9. Demonstrate flexibility in the role within the department.
10. Develop an understanding of basic departmental procedures.
11. Assist with the collection and testing of patient samples and accurately record the results.
12. To develop IT skills appropriate to the needs of the department.
13. To develop the safe use of equipment and to use them in a timely manner.
14. To provide good housekeeping duties following protocols where necessary.
15. Liaise with other hospital and community services as required.
16. To adhere to Departmental policies and procedures.
17. To maintain accurate stock levels.
18. Any other duties appropriate to the grade.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind, we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Mar 2025.
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