Healthcare Assistant (Oncology OPD) - P/T 30 hrs p/w - INTERNAL

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

PLEASE NOTE: INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Band 3 Healthcare Assistant - Oncology Outpatients, Berkshire Cancer Centre Clinic Team

This is a part-time post for 30 hours per week (4 days per week between Monday-Friday 08:50-17:00 on a rota basis)

*Applicants must have the Care Certificate to be eligible to apply*

We are excited to offer this opportunity to work as a Healthcare Assistant within the Berkshire Cancer Centre clinic team.

This role is unique with some clinical and some administrative work and is well supported by a small and caring team.

We are adopted by Macmillan which enhances the learning and training opportunities within the role in addition to those already provided by the Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a caring and compassionate individual who has an interest in supporting cancer patients in an outpatient setting.

The role is open to Healthcare Assistants who have already completed their Care Certificate - or, for those who are in the process of completing their Care Certificate, support can be provided.

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 CARE 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

25 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro-rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

193-6730116PCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

Experience as Healthcare Assistant

Desirable

Previous experience of working within relevant specialty

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

Experience as Healthcare Assistant

Desirable

Previous experience of working within relevant specialty

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.