Band 3 Senior Nursing Assistant - Salisbury Laser Clinic

Job summary

Have you ever considered working on Outpatients?

If yes, this is an exciting opportunity to work within an outpatient environment at one of the UK's leading NHS laser clinics. The Clinic was the first to deliver laser treatment for Port Wine Stain birthmarks on the NHS in 1982 and has since developed to provide a wide range of skin laser treatments. We are extremely proud of our passionate, professional team who are devoted to delivering the highest level of friendly, safe and patient-centred care.

The department have a current vacancy to recruit a part time Band 3 Senior Nursing Assistant (18 hours per week) to join the team. We require the post holder to be an enthusiastic and motivatedNursingAssistant to join our friendly and dynamic team to deliver high quality and evidenced based care to NHS and private patients attending their outpatient's appointment.

The role will require flexibility as the post holder will not only work alongside the Laser Team, but also our colleagues in Dermatology Outpatients as necessary. The post holder will therefore be required to provide support over a wide range of service/functions. The role consists of two days a week, but shorter shifts can be discussed over more working days for the successful applicant. The post holder will have to be able to demonstrate at interview that there is flexibility with their working days, so all current activity can be covered in a safe and timely manner.

Main duties of the job

The clinics in Laser and Dermatology are run alongside Consultants and Nurses. The role will entail organising patient notes and prepping clinics, ensuring correct equipment is available, assisting in clinics, acting as a chaperone and helping the patient to have a exceptional experience during their consultation.

This role offers someone the chance to learn new skills in looking after skin conditions and its associated anatomy and physiology in a friendly, relaxed environment.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk