Health Care Assistant Band 3

Job summary

There is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to work alongside our emergency floor staff as a clinical Aide. You will work within the emergency floor team and wider MDT.

The role involves taking a patient's blood for testing, completing ECG's, putting in cannulas for patients. You will be allocated to attend to wards across the emergency floor.

To apply you must have competencies in venepuncture, ECG taking and cannulation.

The role will involve working long days, weekends and night shifts.

Main duties of the job

Acute Medical Unit (AMU/AMU North ) Leicester Royal InfirmaryWe are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join the team on AMUat the LRI.AMU is a busy Acute Medical Assessment unit that admits patients from the Emergency Department and via GP's.

Phlebotomy, cannulation and ECG skills are essential for the role. You will need to be competent in all these skills. You will need to have completed the care certificate with Health Care Assistant experience in a hospital environment for 2 years .You will need to show proof of these skills at interview.You will be asked to complete a Maths and English test at interview. A required pass rate is essential for employment. Excellent communication skills anddemonstration of team work is essential for this position.The role requires excellent essential patient care skills and a desire to provide high quality nursing care with a compassionate approach for emergency patients.This ability to work autonomously, plan a daily workload and be an integral part of a fast paced emergency team is essential to the role.

You will need to have all skills as per the advert and person specification and be competent in Cannulation. Venepuncture / ECG and hold a Care Certificate with relevant years hospital experience.

You will be required to work an internal rotation shift pattern, long days, weekends , bank holidays and nights.

About us

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:

• We focus on what matters most
• We treat others how we would like to be treated
• We are passionate and creative in our work
• We do what we say we are going to do
• We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Emergency Floor Leicester Royal Infirmary

Infirmary Square

Leicester

LE1 5WW

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Emergency Floor Leicester Royal Infirmary

Infirmary Square

Leicester

LE1 5WW

Employer's website

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

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