Main area Health Care Assistant Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 24 hours per week (Monday-Friday 08.00-17.00) Job ref 241-422MD-25
Employer Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Bolton Hospital Town Bolton Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/10/2025 23:59
Band 3
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Dermatology department for a band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join our busy and friendly team.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated members of staff to be part of our team working within the Integrated Skin Service.
Main duties of the job
* Working with the nursing, administration and medical staff to deliver excellent, patient focused care.
* Assist consultants in the effective management of clinics and delivering verbal and written information to patients and their carers.
* Assist in minor ops theatre, phototherapy and dressings clinics as required.
* Maintain an effective communication network; this will include verbal, written and electronic forms of communication.
* Assist in the collection of pathological specimens.
* Maintaining appropriate stock levels and reporting any issues in a timely and appropriate manner.
* Help maintain patients emotional and physical well-being, respecting their dignity at all times.
Working for our organisation
If you are looking for a new challenge, are passionate about delivering high quality, safe, effective care and support to our patients in a high performing and supportive NHS Foundation Trust, then this may be the opportunity you have been waiting for. Not only does that mean working in a friendly, open and honest culture, but we feel our Trust is a unique place to work and we would love to hear from people who share our passion to provide quality services to our patients, staff and their families.
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provides services across the Northwest side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive expanding organisation with great ambitions around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ level 2 or higher in Health Care or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of working within a team/team environment.
* Experience of working in health care setting.
* Experience of working in NHS.
* Experience of working with Lorenzo/LE2.2
Knowledge
* Basic understanding of local NHS and healthcare services.
* Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
* Awareness of issues in dermatology.
Skills
* Compassionate and respectful, with a caring and non-judgemental approach.
* Evidence of numerical and verbal reasoning.
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
* Self motivated.
* Able to deal with unpleasant dermatological conditions.
* Able to deal sensitively with patients who have been given bad news.
General
* Able to move and handle equipment and people.
* Able to work with vulnerable patients.
* Punctual and reliable.
* Open to change and continual service improvement.
The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.
We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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