Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Good standard of Numeracy & Literacy
2. Completion of a competency based workbook or relevant experience to vocational level 3
Desirable criteria
3. Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Ability to adapt and learn in a health care environment
5. Experience of working with the public
Desirable criteria
6. Previous experience of working within a care environment
7. Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
8. Basic food handling
9. Previous experience of working in the NHS
Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. An understanding around basic patient care
11. Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and well-being
Desirable criteria
12. Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations
13. Orthopaedic knowledge
Technical
Essential criteria
14. Understanding of basic physiology e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements etc.
15. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
16. Ability to follow clear instruction and feed back to senior staff.
17. Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
18. IT literate
Desirable criteria
19. Completed competency-based training to carry out routine for venepuncture and ECG
20. Awareness of EPR, ICE, Intouch, Ecamis, PACS
Other
Essential criteria
21. Ability to communicate with all levels of staff
22. Ability to exchange factual information accurately
23. Ability to deal with sensitive situations
24. Patient and calm
25. Kind and compassionate
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
26. Open and approachable
27. Positive and flexible approach
28. Understands limits of own responsibility
29. Willingness to learn new skills
Language requirement
Essential criteria
30. Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role