Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistant Orthopaedic Outpatients

Job summary

Have you considered nursing in Outpatients?

If so we have the following posts available all at Band 3:

Post 1 - 37.5 hours per week

Post 2 - 21 hours per week

The Orthopaedic Outpatient Team would welcome applications from a Senior Health Care Assistant who enjoy working independently and working within a team structure to be instrumental in providing patient focused care to the cohort of patients who attend our department.

These posts are over a shift pattern of hours between 8am to 5.30pm or 6pm to meet the demands of the service.

The successful candidates will join a well-established team and will need to be flexible and adaptable, a good team player with the ability to work well on their own initiative as well as willing to take on a variety of duties, whilst having the ability to maintain attention to detail.

The post holder must have experience (whether it be in a ward-based role or outpatients) in looking after patients with orthopaedic injuries/conditions. The ideal you will have experience of using our hospital software systems (Lorenzo/Review and PACS) and have sound customer service abilities.

Within this role, there are numerous learning opportunities. We offer a supportive working environment, and we are committed to the development of our staff.

Please can we ask applicants to state which post they are applying for on their application.

Main duties of the job

Highlighted below are some of the nursing skills needed for a fast-paced working area such as Outpatients:

• The ability to work both independently and as part of the wider Multidisciplinary Team
• Supporting and assisting your consultant colleagues in the smooth running of their clinics.
• Supporting the VFC clinics by calling patients and booking appointments for them.
• Acting as a chaperone.
• Following training to support the MDT in undertaking Virtual Fracture Clinics.
• Application of orthotic devises to support the Plaster Room Team i.e. splints, boots, knee braces etc.
• To liaise with Site Management Team and on call team if a patient requires admitting from clinic.
• Being able to undertake baseline measurements as required; BMI, blood pressures, blood sugar monitoring, ECG's, Urinalysis, venepuncture and/or cannulation.

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