The recruitment team at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a customer focussed, friendly and enthusiastic individual, as part of our expanding service.
UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care. We can offer opportunities to develop within a supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression.
Main duties of the job
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Provide a clean, welcoming environment for patients and relatives.
* Assess patients health care needs and complete all required documentation.
* Ensure patients requirements are met with dignity, compassion and empathy.
* Be non-judgemental in your approach to patient care and attitudes.
* Ensure any concerns are reported to the nurse in charge in a timely manner.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training Required
* Level 3 apprenticeship in healthcare, NVQ 3 in care or equivalent, or working towards
Previous or Relevant Experience
* Previous HCA experience
* Logical and consistent work and career pattern
* Experience within a surgical pre-operative assessment service or women’s health
* Ability to communicate with a wide range of people
* Ability to work as part of a team and under own initiative
* Demonstrates compassion and a caring nature
* Ability to adjust to pressures of the job/situation and prioritise workload effectively
* Good organisational skills
* Calm and approachable
* Willingness to undertake further development/training
Special Requirements of the Post
* Able to work flexibly across the whole service and adaptable to work a range of shifts
* Understands and supports the rights of women in their individual circumstances to undergo a termination of pregnancy
Values & Behaviours
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
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