Health Care Assistants (Pre-op)

Job overview

The role is of a Senior Health Care Assistant working alongside and supporting the pre-operative assessment practitioners in ensuring patients receive the optimum care in ensuring that the patients are fully optimised prior to surgery. The role will involve ensuring that the department is clean and tidy along with some administrative and other duties as requested by the senior team.

The primary role is that of performing venepucture, ECG MRSA screening with the collection of urine samples. You will also be expected to support the surgical wards in the division in ensuring any blood samples which have been requested are taken in a timely manner which both supports the elective surgical pathway and patient flow within the division.

we have the opportunity for a full time and part time position.

Main duties of the job

• Following the completion of appropriate training and assessment and under the direction of a Registered Healthcare Professional undertake:-
• Urine testing / urine analysis
• ECG recording,
• Glucose monitoring
• Medical devices
• Wound care using ANTT
• Venepuncture

as per Trust policy, reporting results to the Registered Healthcare Professional on duty.

• Chaperone the patient as required ensuring appropriate support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work within the Pre-Operative Assessment setting and the Surgical Wards footprint, providing high quality, caring, compassionate and personal care to patients and their families/carers
• Work under the direction of the Registered Healthcare professionals and senior colleagues, both independently and as part of the multi- disciplinary team.
• Under the direction of a Registered Health Care Professional ensure a high standard of service provision within Pre-Op Assessment, by practicing effective clinical and administrative investigations and ICP preparation, effective communication and care delivery, prioritising workload appropriately and contributing to service improvements
• Developing competencies that safeguard practice and effectiveness in the role.
• Act at all times in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity, equality, diversity and confidentiality.
• Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times and demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
• Contribute to effective team working by being fully involved, committed and participating, to achieving own and others full potential.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.