Overview
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Band 2 - Full Time - 37.5 hours
The post holder will work as part of the District Nursing Service, carrying out tasks which support day to day service delivery. Tasks will include answering the phone, taking messages, data inputting, ordering and stock level management and general office organisation. There will be occasions when you would be required to support nursing staff to deliver specific aspects of the service, e.g. accompany a Nurse on an initial patient home visit.
Responsibilities
* Answer the telephone, take messages and deal with enquiries on behalf of the team. It may be necessary to take appropriate action e.g either pass on the information to a specific staff member, return the call or make a note in the message book.
* Input data onto spreadsheets
* Ordering equipment, requesting collections and maintaining stock levels
* To ensure that equipment is fit for purpose and to report any defects to qualified staff.
* To accompany a team member during domiciliary visit
* To attend departmental staff meetings and mandatory training sessions.
* Ensure safety of self, colleagues and patients.
* To take part in the appraisal process as an attendee.
* Comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records Act and legislation in relation to confidential data
Band 2 - Full Time - 37.5 hours
The post holder will work as part of the District Nursing Service, carrying out tasks which support day to day service delivery. Tasks will include answering the phone, taking messages, data inputting, ordering and stock level management and general office organisation. There will be occasions when you would be required to support nursing staff to deliver specific aspects of the service, e.g. accompany a Nurse on an initial patient home visit.
* Answer the telephone, take messages and deal with enquiries on behalf of the team. It may be necessary to take appropriate action e.g either pass on the information to a specific staff member, return the call or make a note in the message book.
* Input data onto spreadsheets
* Ordering equipment, requesting collections and maintaining stock levels
* To ensure that equipment is fit for purpose and to report any defects to qualified staff.
* To accompany a team member during domiciliary visit
* To attend departmental staff meetings and mandatory training sessions.
* Ensure safety of self, colleagues and patients.
* To take part in the appraisal process as an attendee.
* Comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records Act and legislation in relation to confidential data
Adhere to Trust Policies and procedures such as the Infection Control Procedure.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.
Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Excellence
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Rigg Job title: Team Leader District Nurse Email address: nicola.rigg@tgh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07917237924
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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