Job overview
Health care worker required for Dermatology outpatient department at Amersham Hospital
The dermatology service is located in the picturesque town of Amersham, with outreach services supporting the two main hospital sites: Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe Hospital.
**Team Culture and Support: **
- A friendly and inclusive team culture that values collaboration and mutual support
- Open communication channels to ensure all team members feel heard and valued
- Mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals within the team
- A commitment to work-life balance and employee well-being
Main duties of the job
· To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of high quality and person-cantered care.
· To provide fundamental nursing care, e.g., assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs, washing under direct or indirect supervision.
· To carry out limited clinical observations and undertake a range of activities under direct or indirect supervision by a registered nurse, having been assessed as deemed competent in the activities required.
· To maintain high clinical standards
· To help maintain a clean and safe ward environment.
· To contributes towards the department and organisation in the provision of a safe and caring environment.
· The post holder may be required to work anywhere within the Trust.
Key working relationships include all members of the multi-professional team, including nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and relevant support workers.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
Health care
Essential criteria
1. Able to support clinics
2. Able to liase with clinicians
3. Communicate effectively with our patient population
Desirable criteria
4. IT skills
5. Ability to work in both paediatric & adult clinics
HCA
Essential criteria
6. able to support clinics
Desirable criteria
7. IT skills
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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