An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Pre Operative Assessment unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital & The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford for a Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated Nursing team. We are seeking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant who has a cheerful and friendly disposition to work full time. You must be enthusiastic, reliable, highly motivated with excellent communication skills and enjoy working within a busy team. Venepuncture competency would be advantageous and good IT skills are essential. The successful candidate will support the qualified nurses pre-operatively assessing patients prior to their surgery. This includes completing documentation, general observations, taking ECGs and venepuncture. The Pre Op Assessment staff are a friendly and supportive team and support will be given to the successful candidate in terms of any required training. The department is currently open 5 days a week and informal visits are welcome. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Bollands Job title: Pre Assessment Manager Email address: Rachael.bollands1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01743 261000 Informal visits are welcome.