Healthcare Support Worker, Gynaecology

Job overview

An opportunity has  arisen for a Band 3 HealthCare Support Worker within Gynaecology clinics.

We are looking for a person with an interest in Womens health and previous experience  of working within Gynaecology.

The successful candidate will be expected to work on their own initiative and part of the wider clinic team.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• General HCA duties must have Gynaecology experience
• The successful applicant will manage some clinics on their own and work alongside trained nurses
• Able to work on own initiative and part as a team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible for own actions, ensuring all patient interactions/observations are communicated to the appropriate healthcare practitioner.
• Undertake agreed clinical and non-clinical tasks, extending range following training in defined practices. Ensure referral to the appropriate healthcare practitioner where appropriate.
• Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management e.g. cannulation/ venepuncture.
• Organise own daily workload e.g. use and cleaning of identified medical and non-medical equipment
• Manage the setting up of specific clinics ensuring clinics are well stocked and ready for use.
• Order stores ensure stock rotation and adhere to budgets as set out by the clinic manager.
• Documentation must be completed in a timely manner and adhere to clinic standards.
• Ensure that specimens are labelled correctly and delivered to the right department.
• Support less experienced members of staff in their orientation to the clinic and role
• Utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient data
• Support the team in expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need
• Support staff and patients exposed to difficult situations arising in the clinical area e.g. after receipt of bad news or following an unexpected event
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection prevention and control at all times.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Attend relevant departmental meetings, and contribute to continuous service development.
• As appropriate to the position, participate in the development of operational goals and objective for the department, recommends, implements and administers methods and procedures to enhance operations

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.