Main area: Urgent Treatment Centres/Walk-in Centres
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-CC6424637-B
Site: Old Swan Walk-in Centre
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/11/2024 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.
Job overview
The UTC/WIC's across Liverpool have opportunities for band 3 Health Care Assistants to work as part of the team.
The vacancies are across the 4 sites - Garston UTC, Old Swan UTC, City WIC and Smithdown WIC. The service is open 8am-8pm every day including bank holidays.
You will work as part of a team ensuring patients receive high quality, safe, effective care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be based within one of the sites but there is an expectation they may be asked to support in the other sites for periods of time.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the clinicians in triage, ensuring stock is available and ordered in a timely manner, carrying out venepuncture, and basic wound care. They will support patients who access the service.
One of the vacancies is for Smithdown Walk-in Centre which is a paediatric only site.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main responsibilities are to support in triage, basic wound care, venepuncture, carry out observations, stock control and ordering.
This post offers staff excellent opportunities to build on existing skills and develop competencies within these areas. A problem-solving approach is an essential component of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Knowledge/Experience
* Previous health and social care experience or equivalent
* Previous experience in Primary Care
* To have some previous Respiratory experience
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Skills
* Demonstrate Equality and Diversity
* Basic computer skills/ECDL or equivalent
* Able to work without direct supervision
* Able to plan own workload
* Ability to undertake clinical interventions
* Commensurate with NVQ level 3 skills
* Able to work as a team member
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