Health Care Assistant - Diabetes & Endocrine

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join the team on the Diabetes & Endocrine Outpatient DepartmentWe are looking for an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant willing to get stuck in and hit the ground running.

You'll be someone who works well under pressure, is a great team player as well as being self-motivated and able to work independently when needed. You'll be someone who truly understands the need for care, consideration and respect for our patients but also applies these qualities to your team members.

A 'can do' attitude and determination to be flexible and embrace change to deliver the best patient care is essential as well as a desire to grow and improve our ever growing service.

Your communication skills will be second to none, working collaboratively with patients, relatives/carers and colleagues to help plan a safe and seamless journey throughout out the diabetes outpatient center.

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

Main duties of the job

Salford Royal Hospital has a Diabetes & Endocrine Outpatients department where we deliver a wide variety of clinics some of which include : blood clinics, diabetes and endocrine and weight management.

The main duties of the job will includes the coordinating the clinics, venipuncture, height, weight, clinical observations, chaperoning and managing patient flow. To work within trust policy's. To supports patients within the department and act as an advocate.

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.