Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Role of the Health Care Assistant is to assist and support the registered clinicians in ensuring optimal care for the patients. The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate health care to the patients of the Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is the most important objective for the organisation.
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Urgent Treatment Centre will be co-located to the Emergency Department. The UTC will assist the workflow by seeing 700 patients a month. These patients will consist of both adults and paediatrics. The patients will present with injuries or the lower acuity illnesses that can be more effectively managed in a UTC environment.
Main duties of the job
To support the qualified practitioners in the delivery of a seven day, twenty-four hour service, this includes:
* Providing effective evidence based care for patients referred to the service under the supervision of qualified practitioners
* Using personal effectiveness and knowledge to contribute to the development and delivery of a high quality, cost effective service.
* Working closely with the Multidisciplinary Team.
* Completing the Band 3 competency framework within the identified time scale
* Following the successful completion of the Band 3 competency framework, ensuring that they act within their sphere of competence at all times and be confident and accountable for their actions
* Demonstrating analytical and judgemental skills
* Planning and progressing patient interventions with basic assessing and planning on a daily basis under supervision of a qualified practitioner
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement, and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
* NVQ level 2 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social Care or working towards an award
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social Care or working towards an award
Experience & Knowledge
* Previous experience in a Health/Health and Social Care role
* Previous NHS experience
Skills & Ability
* Good written and verbal communication in the English language
* Able to work without direct supervision
Other Specific Requirements
* Good interpersonal and IT skills
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.
Employer name
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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