Healthcare Assistant Early Pregnancy, Fertility and Gynaecology Clinic

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Please come and join our friendly team in our Early Pregnancy and Fertility unit. We are a small team based at Torbay Hospital providing support and care to women on their early pregnancy journey.

We run daily clinics managing the care of early pregnancy and the management of pregnancy loss. The band 2 Healthcare Assistant role is to support the nursing staff in these clinics and provide administrative support for the unit.

Therefore good IT skills are essential to this role. We provide the highest standards for care for our women and are seeking someone to join our team who works to these same standards. Youwill be responsible for providing both nursing care and administration within our Early pregnancy team.

This involves supporting the nursing and medical teams in The Early Pregnancy and Fertility clinics to ensure they run smoothly. This role includes phlebotomy and supporting women and their partners/supporters that attend the clinic. This role also includes the administration needs of the team.

The role is 20 hours a week, working 09.00 - 13.00 Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

  • Support women and their partners/supporters during their clinic visit, showing an awareness of their emotional and physical needs.
  • Provide clerical support for clinics which includes, note preparation, tracering notes, photocopying, taking phone calls, booking appointments, recording clinic outcomes.
  • Phlebotomy.
  • Ensure confidentiality at all times.
  • Perform routine observations and have knowledge of their relevance, knowing when to report to the nurse/midwife-in-charge.

About us

Why Work With Us

You will work within a very committed team. The Nurses/Midwives are all extremely passionate about providing excellent care to the women that use the service. The department is busy seeing women with problems in early pregnancy or with their fertility.Although the post is based in Early Pregnancy and Fertility, the role occasionally requires working in the dedicated Gynaecology Clinic.

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

388-6168881-ACS

Job locations

Early pregnancy unit, Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torbay

TQ2 7AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Planning and organisation

  • Ensure patients attending for blood tests are seen in a timely manner
  • To have an awareness of routine tests and examinations that thenursing/medical staff will perform and ensure the treatment room isprepared with all relevant equipment required.
  • Maintain stock levels of equipment.

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

#caretojoinus

Job description

Job responsibilities

Planning and organisation

  • Ensure patients attending for blood tests are seen in a timely manner
  • To have an awareness of routine tests and examinations that thenursing/medical staff will perform and ensure the treatment room isprepared with all relevant equipment required.
  • Maintain stock levels of equipment.

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

#caretojoinus

Person Specification

essential

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Basic Nursing skills
  • Venepuncture
  • Understands compassion
  • administrative skills

Desirable

  • NVQ 2
  • PAS training
  • Experience of working in women's health
  • Good IT Skills
Person Specification

essential

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Basic Nursing skills
  • Venepuncture
  • Understands compassion
  • administrative skills

Desirable

  • NVQ 2
  • PAS training
  • Experience of working in women's health
  • Good IT Skills

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

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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

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

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Early pregnancy unit, Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torbay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Early pregnancy unit, Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torbay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Kate Burningham

kate.burningham@nhs.net

01803656188

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

388-6168881-ACS

Job locations

Early pregnancy unit, Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torbay

TQ2 7AA


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