Job Overview
The Ophthalmology Department at York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join our welcoming and growing nursing team. We are looking for skilled applicants with experience in ophthalmology clinics and a passion for providing high quality care, to support the diverse range of patients attending our eye clinics.
Responsibilities
* Continue to provide excellent patient care in undertaking tasks involved in the patient journey, for example: testing vision.
* Measuring IOP.
* Conducting Humphrey visual fields tests.
* Instilling eye drops under the supervision of registrants.
* Attending to patients' general and specific needs during their visit.
* Inclusive of many other duties of HCAs.
* Leading on audit and improvement projects in the eye clinic, with the support of the leadership team.
* Mentoring less senior members of the team, including new starter HCAs.
* Providing guidance and support for all staff members, leading in terms of attitude, energy and quality of care.
* Upholding and providing a shining example of the Trust's values at all times.
* Assisting nurses, doctors and AHPs in treatment rooms for procedures such as intravitreal injections, across sites (York Hospital and Stadium).
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
The role will be cross‑site between York Hospital and our fantastic new facility at The Community Stadium, with the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge across all areas of the eye clinic. A significant emphasis will be on mentoring less experienced members of the team, including new starters. If you're an experienced Healthcare Assistant looking to take the next step in your career, then this role might just be for you! If you are new to healthcare and looking to learn new skills you may be appointable at Band 2 level, while training is provided to fulfil the Band 3 role.
Application tip! Shortlisting is based on your demonstration of the essential criteria, therefore please ensure you provide examples in your application of how you have demonstrated the relevant skills and experience.
Disability confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of providers.
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
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