Healthcare Assistant

HCRG Care Group

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Job summary

We are seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join our Coventry and Warwickshire Sexual Health Service.

As a Healthcare Assistant you will help to assist and work alongside our Clinical Staff including Nurses, Doctors, and members of the wider multidisciplinary team. You will also help to assist administration staff and managers to meet the needs of the service and service users.

We are looking for someone who has had previous experience working in a health or social care setting as a healthcare assistant. Previous experience in a Sexual Health Clinic would be ideal.

At HCRG Care Group we are dedicated to enhancing health and care services. With a commitment to constant improvement and innovation, we are shaping the future of healthcare. We have recently been successful in securing a contract to deliver an Integrated Sexual Health Service, including an NHS England commissioned HIV treatment service across Coventry and Warwickshire. The service will commence on 1st April 2024.

The service encompasses the provision of integrated specialised sexual health services and delivery of the C-card scheme, with a particular focus on the use of IT to support access to, and delivery of, services.

This post is based at our Coventry Base but travel across all four of our sites (Coventry, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton and Rugby) may be required. As a result a driving license and access to a car is required.

Main duties of the job

As a healthcare assistant, your responsibilities may include:

Support clinicians with their assessment and intervention plans
Provide first point of contact to patients assessed as requiring asymptomatic screening management.
Undertake necessary tests including phlebotomy, urinalysis and instruction to clients regarding self- testing for STI
Follow all policies and protocols, reporting any concerns or issues to relevant staff.
Assist with the correct collection and recording of specimens
Offer advice and education to patients regarding safe sex practices and offer information regarding further help and advice
Perform condom demonstration
Perform pregnancy testing following instruction from Clinical staff
Assist Clinical staff as necessary including recording of blood pressure, height, weight, and BMI.
Undertake chaperone training and be able to offer proactive chaperone skills with positive outcome for clients and staff
Assist clinical staff with procedures e.g. implant, IUCD fittings as necessary, including organisation of equipment both pre and post procedure
Ensure all client groups accessing the integrated sexual health service receive a safe, friendly, non-judgmental and confidential service.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Date posted

01 Chwefror 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£22,000 to £23,500 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/10129/9060

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Coventry

West Midlands

CV1 5RP

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Healthcare Assistant, youll be part of our valued team at our Coventry and Warwickshire Sexual Health Service

You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

A salary of £22,000 - £23,500 pro rata with access to our group pension
Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Healthcare Assistant, youll be part of our valued team at our Coventry and Warwickshire Sexual Health Service

You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

A salary of £22,000 - £23,500 pro rata with access to our group pension
Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

Person Specification

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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.