Job role:Health Care Assistant
Company name:NHS Jobs
Salary: £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year
Job Reference: C9197-25-0707
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About the Job:
Job summary
It is an exciting time withincommunity sexual & reproductive health servicesin Lewisham as integrated contraception, sexual & reproductive health and GUM services continue to develop. We are looking for a full time sexual health administrator/health care assistant.
The successful candidate will work as a member of a multi disciplinary team. You will be an enthusiastic, reliable, non-judgemental individual, possessing good organisational and communication skills.
Evening and weekend working will be required. Although the main base is Waldron Health Centre, the post holder will be expected to work at the other Community Sexual Health clinic at Hawstead Road Primary Care Centre .
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
There will be a training programme to ensure that you are supported to deliver confidential high quality care.
The post holder will work to ensure smooth running of a very busy clinic by;
* Ensuring that the clinic is managed efficiently and that any concerns are escalated appropriately..
* Supporting the management and processing of results to specific guidelines.
* Managing and reporting issues with reference to relevant policies and procedures.
* Cleaning and stocking the clinical area ensuring stock levels are maintained.
* Ensuring specimens are packed and transported to lab appropriately.
* Chaperoning patients during intimate examinations and providing aftercare for those who require it.
* Assisting clinicians in tasks and procedures.
* Taking blood (phlebotomy skills desirable but not essential as training will be provided)
* Supporting the delivery of asymptomatic infection screening.
* Providing microscopy (skills desirable but not essential as training will be provided
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream
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