Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

We currently have a vacancy in our busy friendly outpatient department at the royal working Monday - Friday flexible days and hours and are looking to recruit and enthusiastic team player to be part of our unit.

The role involves undertaking various tasks within the multidisciplinary teams and rotating to the various specialities. Assisting medical and nursing staff. Undertaking specific tasks i.e. stock control/chaperoning/assisting with procedures (dressings) observations.

If you are passionate about providing the highest standards of care please consider the application

NB. Full-time and Part-time positions available.

Main duties of the job

Main duties are working on a daily basis in the ambulance lounge, orthopaedic clinics, breast, upper GI, renal, respiratory, cardiology, diabetes and endocrine clinics / satellite clinics.

Completing daily checks i.e. emergency trollies. Undertaking observations, urine testing.

Applying simple dressings, removal of clips and sutures. Chaperoning doctors and assisting patients in clinical areas.

Stocking up of clinics and ordering of stock.

Working in satellite clinics and training for independent roles i.e. scanning. Supporting colleagues and students.

Rota is flexible days and hours with a view to work cross site if needed @ RLH.

Full training available for all areas.

Opportunity to enhance your skills with training.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Details

Date posted

01 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£20,330 to £21,777 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

287-DSS-316-22

Job locations

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Prescot Street

Liverpool

L7 8XP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake dressings. removal of clips and sutures, orthopaedic, breast and vascular dressings.

Liaising with ambulance teams for booking patient journeys. Supporting all clinics chaperoning stocking clinics daily/ordering stock (training provided).

Recording daily checks on clinic and recording on PC training for systems for recording of various information.

Undertaking observations, Blood glucose levels, urine testing.

Chaperoning doctors and supporting patients while in clinic.

Liaising with multidisciplinary teams. Supporting colleagues and peers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake dressings. removal of clips and sutures, orthopaedic, breast and vascular dressings.

Liaising with ambulance teams for booking patient journeys. Supporting all clinics chaperoning stocking clinics daily/ordering stock (training provided).

Recording daily checks on clinic and recording on PC training for systems for recording of various information.

Undertaking observations, Blood glucose levels, urine testing.

Chaperoning doctors and supporting patients while in clinic.

Liaising with multidisciplinary teams. Supporting colleagues and peers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ level 2

Knowledge

Essential

  • Reputation for high standard of patient care

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
  • Basic Computer Skills

Other

Essential

  • Supportive of colleagues and patients
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ level 2

Knowledge

Essential

  • Reputation for high standard of patient care

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
  • Basic Computer Skills

Other

Essential

  • Supportive of colleagues and patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Prescot Street

Liverpool

L7 8XP


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Prescot Street

Liverpool

L7 8XP


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

lead nurse for outpatients

Louise Rice

louise.rice@rlbuht.nhs.uk

01517063669

Details

Date posted

01 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£20,330 to £21,777 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

287-DSS-316-22

Job locations

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Prescot Street

Liverpool

L7 8XP


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