Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our friendly, enthusiastic and committed team. The multidisciplinary team covers Knowsley providing Integrated Sexual Health and Contraception services under axess.
Positions will be mainly based at Knowsley Sexual Health Service; however applicants must be able to travel to various locations and be flexible to work a range of early and evening shifts.
Candidates will be considered for a band 3 position if they hold an NVQ level 3 or equivalent, a national care certificate or willingness to undertake this. It is essential to have extensive IT skills, be a quick learner and have an ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment. Good communication skills and venepuncture are essential criteria for this role. Previous experience of working within a sexual health/contraception service is desirable but not essential.
We offer a structured induction plan and on-going support within our team of HCAs, assistant practitioners, band 6 and 7 specialist nurses, doctors and consultants. We are committed to developing the successful applicant's development providing support with on-going training.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be required to deliver patient care demonstrating professionalism, working within competencies and have excellent communication skills in all aspects of their work. Flexibility to cover various shifts and locations is essential for the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
* NVQ2 (healthcare)
* Care Certificate or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of working at or ability to achieve NVQ 3 Level
Experience
Essential criteria
* Demonstrable experience working at Band 2 within a healthcare setting
* Previous experience of working with the public and/ or young people
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience of working in other areas of sexual health or related services
Knowledge and Skills
* General understanding of sexual health
* Good interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
* Ability to communicate well with vulnerable people from varying backgrounds and abilities and liaise with the multi-disciplinary teams
* Evidence of ability to relate to the needs of young people
* Ability to work flexibly within a changing/evolving organisation
* Ability to work unsupervised, under own initiative and to self-motivate
* Willingness to undertake expanded roles including venepuncture, basic sample collection, point of care testing (e.g. pregnancy testing), microscopy and other tasks necessary to development of role following appropriate training
* Knowledge of Child Protection / Vulnerable adult issues
Other
* To travel between sites (internal & external)
* IT skills (e-mail, Outlook, Microsoft Word)
* Ability to work flexibly to in accordance with service needs and specific role
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
DBS/relevant costs: This section details payroll deductions; ensure precise wording but keep content minimal. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.
From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.
All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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