Healthcare Assistant – Outpatients

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Healthcare Assistant – Outpatients

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • Applications have closed

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Working 28 Hours a week

An exciting opportunity has come up for two Band 3 Healthcare Assistants to join our current team within the Outpatient Department at The Countess of Chester Hospital.

The Outpatients Department covers clinics from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday with some Saturday working.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be expected to work within a variety of clinical area’s with a focus on Respiratory in OPD along with working elsewhere when needed.

Under supervision and direction of the Clinicians assist in delivery of the safe, high-quality care to all patients, along with working independently.

Maintaining adequate stock levels. Maintaining a clean environment.

Applicants need to have the appropriate qualifications listed on the person specification or be working towards them.

A recognised qualification in spirometry is desirable, but not essential, as training will be provided.

We are looking for flexible & dynamic staff to join our team.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care
  • Numeric and Literacy Skills

Desirable

  • A1/A2 assessor qualification or willingness to undertake
  • Recognised qualification in spirometry

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
  • An understanding of organisation of nursing care
  • Basic IT Skills
  • Mandatory training up to date
  • Knowledge of area and current pressures
  • Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
  • Willingness to undertake clinical skills required of the speciality
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues

Desirable

  • Can provide evidence of achieved competency in key clinical skills.
  • Previous experience in a healthcare position in a general outpatient setting or experience within respiratory

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Closing Date: 22 May 2023

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