Clinical Healthcare Support Worker - Dermatology Outpatients Employer Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Location Bath, United Kingdom Salary Competitive Closing date 21 Jun 2025
Job summary
We're looking for individuals with healthcare experience to join our Dermatology team.
The Dermatology outpatient clinics see adults and paediatrics, both acute and emergency cases. The services include skin surgery, skin cancer assessment, patch testing, the management of inflammatory skin conditions including phototherapy and topical treatments.
In this role you will be supporting registered nurses to deliver high quality, compassionate healthcare to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan. Your daily duties will be varied to include:
Helping patients to wash, to assist with the application of topical medication
Set up and close clinics, ensure equipment is ready to use and stock levels are maintained
Contribute to patient assessments such as blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, medical photography, Blood glucose, urinalysis and pregnancy testing
Recording your actions accurately in patient notes.
Assisting in various clinics such as minor surgical procedures, patch testing, treatment room, skin cancer assessment.
You will start on our induction programme to help you settle into the Royal United Hospitals Bath and you will learn the skills you need to do this role.
Main duties of the job
You will be supporting registered nurses to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan. Your daily duties will be varied to include:
Helping patients to wash, to assist with the application of topical medication
Set up and close clinics, ensure equipment is ready to use and stock levels are maintained
Contribute to patient assessments such as blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, medical photography, Blood glucose, urinalysis and pregnancy testing
Recording your actions accurately in patient notes.
Assisting in various clinics such as minor surgical procedures, patch testing, treatment room, skin cancer assessment.
The skills we are looking for:
You need to be able to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing in English
You don't need any formal qualifications in maths, but you will need to have numerical and analytic skills to do patient observations
You will need to have a customer focused approach which is essential to providing patients with the best possible experience
You will need to be able to use IT systems and databases
You will have the skill to focus on the details with the ability to spot problems.
You will know when you are able to correct or when to escalate.
About us
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
oA Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3. This could be an NVQ, BTEC or equivalent international qualification in healthcare.
oAble to demonstrate knowledge and skills gained through the equivalent level of employment experience.
oCare certificate
Desirable
oCompetent in venepuncture
Knowledge and experience
Essential
oAble to understand and communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
oNumerical and analytic skills to do patient observations
oPrevious experience working in healthcare
oAble to work in a team environment
oHave a customer-focussed approach which is essential to providing patients with the best possible experience and working together with colleagues and other teams across the Trust.
oBasic but essential IT skills to access required systems such as electronic patient records.
Desirable
oExperience working as a health care support worker in an outpatient setting
oNHS experience / understanding of NHS/social care systems
Skills
Essential
oGood written and verbal communication skills in the English language
oGood IT skills
oAbility to work as part of a team
oAbility to be flexible
Personal Qualities and Physical attributes
Essential
oFlexible approach to shift patterns and unit needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working
oAble to work under direct supervision
oGood time management skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
oA Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3. This could be an NVQ, BTEC or equivalent international qualification in healthcare.
oAble to demonstrate knowledge and skills gained through the equivalent level of employment experience.
oCare certificate
Desirable
oCompetent in venepuncture
Knowledge and experience
Essential
oAble to understand and communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
oNumerical and analytic skills to do patient observations
oPrevious experience working in healthcare
oAble to work in a team environment
oHave a customer-focussed approach which is essential to providing patients with the best possible experience and working together with colleagues and other teams across the Trust.
oBasic but essential IT skills to access required systems such as electronic patient records.
Desirable
oExperience working as a health care support worker in an outpatient setting
oNHS experience / understanding of NHS/social care systems
Skills
Essential
oGood written and verbal communication skills in the English language
oGood IT skills
oAbility to work as part of a team
oAbility to be flexible
Personal Qualities and Physical attributes
Essential
oFlexible approach to shift patterns and unit needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working
oAble to work under direct supervision
oGood time management 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.
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. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Additional information
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. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal United Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
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