Contact information
For informal enquires regarding the role please contact Nick Wyrill, Patient Service Manager (nicholas.wyrill@nhs.net) or Steph Goodall, Assistant Patient Service Manager (s.goodall3@nhs.net)
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Doctors' Assistant team on Gate 12 covering a period of maternity leave. This role would ideally suite someone looking to expand their skill set and enhance both their clinical and non-clinical skills.
As a core member of your team you will work closely with senior and trainee clinical colleagues under the direction of the supervising consultant, supporting resident doctors to deliver a high class service for patients.
Main duties
The main duties of the post are:
Clinical
* To support the junior doctors, Physician Associates and Advanced Nurse Practitioners with clinical and administrative duties.
* To perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures (subject to appropriate training and experience). These include, but not exhaustively:
* Venepuncture
* Cannulation
* Arterial blood gases
* ECG
* Urethral catheterisation
* To attend consultant/and or specialty registrar ward rounds.
* To support and contribute to timely discharge planning including completing discharge summaries.
* Telephoning external organisations (e.g. GP surgeries) and patients families to seek further information
* Arrange clinic appointments for patients following their discharge from hospital
* Answer bleeps or take calls for junior doctors when they are participating in educational events
* To work within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute medical care to patients on a day to day basis.
* To develop the role of the Doctors assistant
Advocate
* Ensure that high standards of patient care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being met.
* Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care.
* Act as the patients advocate and ambassador respecting patient confidentiality and privacy with respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.
* Take the lead when required to develop patient focused education and information.
* Recognise, prevent and diffuse potential areas of conflict and where required take a key role in the management of the outcome.
* Participate and contribute to Division and Trust wide initiatives and projects as appropriate
Essential person specification requirements
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare related field or equivalent
* Band 2 experience or equivalent
Experience
* An awareness of basic principles of infection control
Skills & Abilities
* Patient assessment skills
* Evidence of competence in a range of clinical skills and diagnostic interventions such as phlebotomy, cannulation and ECG recording.
* Good presentation skills
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
Skilled worker sponsorship
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