An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our team. This is a permanent post and there are full time and part time positions available.
You will be responsible for supporting your manager and colleagues in ensuring that service users needs are met through the delivery of safe, effective high‑quality care. We are looking to welcome a professional and enthusiastic band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our team.
We are seeking an individual who is confident and self‑motivated with the ability to work in a fast‑paced environment, as part of a multi‑disciplinary team. The successful candidate must demonstrate a kind and compassionate attitude and have a desire to provide high quality and efficient care to women within the Gynaecology department.
We offer support and development, including a period of supernumerary on commencement of employment, department specific training and appraisals.
The Gynaecology Inpatient Ward is a six bedded ward, with an Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Assessment Unit and Ambulatory Care Unit. We care for planned, emergency and outpatient activity 7 days per week.
Main duties of the job
You will be involved in assisting the registered nurses under their supervision, in providing a high quality and comprehensive service to all patients and users, ensuring a high standard of patient care is maintained in a clean and safe environment.
Recording clinical observations and completing risk assessment documentation and reporting upon their changes to the nurse in charge.
Acting as a chaperone during patient examinations.
Venepuncture and cannulation.
Completion of digital documentation.
Maintenance of the clinical environments.
You will be expected to be familiar with and adhere to the Health and Safety procedures laid down by the Trust reporting untoward incidents and completing appropriate documentation.
* Post‑operative care for day case and major surgical operations.
* Complications of early pregnancy including hyperemesis, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, and termination.
* Bereavement care for patients and relatives who require palliative care, or experiencing loss of pregnancy.
* Triage of patients following department specific processes.
Excellent communication skills are essential, with the ability to work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, in sensitive and challenging situations.
You will carry out duties according to both local and national policies, procedures and guidelines.
About us
BarnsleyHospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Qualifications
* Care Certificate
* Completion of a clinical skills competency‑based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational qualification level 3, or willingness to undertake.
* GCSE Maths & English or qualified to equivalent Functional skills level 2 in Maths & English, or willingness to undertake.
Skills and Abilities
* Team player
* Approachable
* Resilient
* Ability to use own initiative within agreed boundaries
* IT Literate
* Ability to undertake a range of basic patient clinical observations
* Flexible approach to work
Values based Questions
* Please describe in around 100 words: What does compassion mean to you?
Experience
* At least 6 months of care experience working in a health or social care setting.
Knowledge and Awareness
* Confidentiality understanding of Information Governance
* Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety
* Knowledge of clinical patient observations
* Willingness to undertake competencies supported by clinical skills training and education to gain theoretical underpinning knowledge in a range of clinical interventions and use of test equipment e.g. blood glucose monitors, venepuncture, cannulation etc.
* Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare issues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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