Health Care Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for a Band 2 Health Care Assistant who will work within the Sexual Health and HIV service.Duties to include chaperone for procedures, assisting with STI screening and supporting HIV clinics. Full training will be given to the right candidate. Phlebotomy skills essential. Experience of working in a sexual health clinic is desirable.

Main duties of the job

You will need to have basic numeracy and literacy skills, must have a non-judgmental attitude, will thrive in a challenging environment, demonstrates a willingness to learn, will be a self-motivated role model and an excellent communicator with good time-management and team-building skills. Experience of working in sexual health or possession of an NVQ level 2 or 3 would be an advantage. Must have a full driving license and be a car owner.

In return for your hard work and commitment, we will provide a supportive management team, opportunities for further training and development and a receptive work environment where your ideas can become reality.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.