Health Care Assistant - Bury Dermatology ICAT

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative Health Care Assistant to join our busy team, in Bury Dermatology ICAT. We are a part of The Dermatology Centre at Salford Care Organisation, which offers a full range of dermatology services and is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Our specialist services include:

• Dermatological Surgery
• General Dermatology clinics
• Skin Cancer services
• Acne clinics
• UVB
• Telederm and photography

Your job role will involve supporting our Teledermatology pathway within our new image capture clinic and working in the above areas supporting clinical staff members to ensure the smooth running of the department.

Your main work base will be Bury Dermatology ICAT but you will be expected to work across sites when required.

Every year the Dermatology Centre cares for approximately 13,000 new outpatients with a further 26,000 follow up appointments. We aim to provide the highest achievable standards of care as a part of this great team.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

Main duties of the job

You will be a motivated team player with a flexible attitude. Ideally you will have knowledge/ experience in Dermatology.

You will be required to work your hours flexibly (Mon-Fri 8am-7pm) with possible weekend work. Shifts reflect clinical activity and service demands and are usually 4 or 8 hours long (eg: 8.30-5 or 8.30-12.30/ 1-5). Whilst your main work base is at Radcliffe, you will be expected to work across sites.

This exciting new job role will involve supporting our new image capture clinic under Specialist Nurse supervision. This will involve the ability to greet and signpost patients, assisting with questionnaires, and undertaking photography of lesions. Chaperoning in clinics, assisting in minor surgery, venepuncture, basic observations, and cleaning will also be undertaken, as well as stock ordering and helping to supervise junior staff.

We are looking for a person who can communicate well with staff and patients alike. This should be someone who takes pride in their work and strives to enhance the patient experience with their knowledge and skills.

The successful candidate will be supported by the registered nurses and the Band 3 HCA already in post.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.