Senior Healthcare Assistant (General Surgical Unit) - INTERNAL

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

PLEASE NOTE: INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistant (General Surgical Unit)

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Senior Healthcare Assistant with recent Hospital experience in the Surgical division.

The Emergency Surgical Unit delivers a high standard of care to emergency surgical patients with a mix of complex care needs.

You should be:

o passionate about delivering high quality patient care;o motivated and forward thinking;o eager to develop your own clinical skills, ando looking for a position which will challenge and stretch you.

You must have significant experience in Surgery and working with the Surgical Assessment Unit and be competent in cannulation and venepuncture.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be hard working, with a compassionate and caring personality, enjoy working with people and want to make a difference to our patients' journeys with us.

We offer a wide range of clinical development. We are keen to provide all our staff with the opportunity to learn, which means some of our courses are provided via online learning through our own dedicated Trust site, so staff can develop knowledge as and when they want or need.

You must have obtained an NVQ Level 2 certificate in Health & Social Care in order to apply for this position.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

193-6483278PCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will provide high quality fundamental care to patients under the supervision a Registered Practitioner in a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner:

Acting always in the patients best interests.
Protecting and maintaining the patients privacy and dignity at all times.
Providing individualised care for a diverse group of patients respecting personal beliefs and preferences.
Alert the Registered Practitioner and/or Ward/ Department Manager to any change or concern relating to the welfare of the patient in a timely manner.

You will be actively involved in providing supervision and guidance to junior / less-experienced staff.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will provide high quality fundamental care to patients under the supervision a Registered Practitioner in a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner:

Acting always in the patients best interests.
Protecting and maintaining the patients privacy and dignity at all times.
Providing individualised care for a diverse group of patients respecting personal beliefs and preferences.
Alert the Registered Practitioner and/or Ward/ Department Manager to any change or concern relating to the welfare of the patient in a timely manner.

You will be actively involved in providing supervision and guidance to junior / less-experienced staff.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Successful completion of Trust's Band 2 Developmental Passport or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of competence.

Desirable

NVQ / QCF level 3 in Health or Health and Social Care.

Experience

Essential

Significant experience as Healthcare Assistant in Surgery and working with the Surgical Assessment Unit.

Desirable

Competent in cannulation and venepuncture.
Signed off for theatre escorting.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Successful completion of Trust's Band 2 Developmental Passport or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of competence.

Desirable

NVQ / QCF level 3 in Health or Health and Social Care.

Experience

Essential

Significant experience as Healthcare Assistant in Surgery and working with the Surgical Assessment Unit.

Desirable

Competent in cannulation and venepuncture.
Signed off for theatre escorting.

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.