Health Care Assistant - Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a highly motivated and organised Health Care Assistant with a passion for high-quality patient care and experience to work at the Salford Royal Outpatient Hub located at the Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre. Salford Royal provides neurology services to the patients of Greater Manchester. We will be running outpatient services from the spacious and modern facility located in Altrincham.
You will be a motivated team player with a flexible attitude and be able to demonstrate commitment to your own professional development. Ideally, you will have experience in a similar role.
Main duties of the job
Your role will include:
* The ability to organise your own workload
* Greet and signpost patients
* Ability to perform ECG and perform venepuncture
* Ability to support patients and clinicians with the movement of patients for examination
* Ability to recognise clinical signs of an unwell patient and request a medical review
* Ability to book patient appointments via Patient Centre
* Ability to evaluate and document each patient visit via their Electronic Patient Record (EPR)
* Ability to work closely with the medical team regarding planning and evaluating patients
You will be required to work over 5 days ideally. In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme, we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, sexual preference, nationality, religion, marital status, social background, or trade union membership.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference, and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Good communication (written and verbal skills)
* Basic IT skills
* Good organisational skills
* Evidence of clinical skills e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, ECGs
Experience
* Experience of working with members of the public or experience a desire to work in the Health Service
* Experience of working within a team
* Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
* Skills in venepuncture
Qualifications
* Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
* NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience
* Care Certificate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Salford Royal Outpatients Located in Altrincham, Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre, Market Street
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