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At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Health Care Assistant to work within the Vale Minor Injury and Illness (MIIU) team. The successful applicant will support the Emergency Practitioners, Staff Nurses, and Paramedics to give the highest standard of care to all patients who present to Vale MIIU.
The MIIU is open 8am – 8pm 7 days a week and offers either appointments or a walk-in service to any patient with a minor injury or illness. The successful candidate will be passionate about ensuring any patient in need of our service is offered the highest standard of evidenced-based care with respect and compassion.
While training can be offered in specific skills, the successful applicant will need recent experience of patient care in an acute urgent care setting, will need to be keen to work as part of a team but able to carry out delegated tasks autonomously.
Main duties of the job
* Responsible for working with colleagues and managers to provide a safe and welcoming environment for staff, patients, and visitors.
* Entering patient details onto clinical systems such as SystemOne.
* Ordering of sterile supplies.
* Answering telephone calls and assisting with patient and professional enquiries.
* Maintaining cleaning schedules and controlling stock, equipment, and materials.
* Contributes to promoting health and safety, minimising risk in the workplace.
* Maintains allocated link roles such as Moving and Handling Trainer & Fire Warden.
* Booking patients into MIIU.
* Performing Clinical Observations, Visual Survey, NEWS scores, Plastering, wound care, ECGs.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity, and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them.
This role requires staff to work a variety of hours over a 7-day week.
Person specification
IT Skills
* Knowledge & Experience using IT systems.
Qualifications
* NVQ Health Care Level 3 or willing to progress to level 3 within 1 year.
* Care certificate.
Experience
* Significant and recent experience within a health care setting.
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* Free car parking at many of our sites.
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, and Return to Practice Practitioners.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay if you work unsocial hours.
* Flexible, family-friendly, and agile working opportunities.
* Recognition and long service awards.
* Fast Track physiotherapy.
* Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme, and discounts on travel, leisure, and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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