Senior Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work as a band 3 within the SACT Outreach team, we deliver treatment at various locations across Manchester providing patients the opportunity to have treatment at home. We are looking for someone to join our dynamic nurse led team and work across the sites and at Oak Road Treatment centre as required delivering a high standard of care.

This is a 30 hours per week role, sites are located at St Ann’s Little Hulton, New Mills, Dr Kershaw’s in Oldham, St Luke’s in Winsford, Tameside & Bury.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

A valid UK driving licence is essential for this role

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a supportive role within the SACT Services for nursing, medical and clerical Staff whilst providing rotational cover between the Chemotherapy unit and Outreach services
• Undertake the nursing care needs of patients, ensuring privacy & dignity maintained
• Write reports of care given under the covering signature of a qualified nurse
• Participate in nursing procedures appropriate to the department
• Support and assist in the induction/training of junior Health Care Assistant’s
• Rotate to cover the phlebotomy room taking requested blood from CVC’s, porta Cath and peripherally.
• Rotate to cover outpatient clinics, responsible for rooming patients, height and weight recording, observations when necessary and lease with medical staff.
• Be able to act as a team co-ordinator on the treatment floor and ensure the safe and timely through put of patients.
• Rotate to work on the treatment floor, assisting nursing staff during treatments and discharging patients.
• Rotate to work on the chemotherapy outreach peripheral clinics, including the Mobile Chemotherapy Unit. To support the nursing staff in the care of patients whilst attending these clinics.
• Safely escort patients to other areas and collect blood products /  chemotherapy from key departments
• Assist in the provision of meals / refreshments for patients whilst meeting their nutritional needs
• Help to maintain a safe environment and report faults/risks etc to the nurse in charge
• Liaise with the Estates department re repairs and maintain maintenance records
• Liaise with nurse responsible for stores/stationery and ordering and assist in the maintenance of stock levels
• Handle patients personal possessions, ensure cash and valuables kept securely
• Aid the safe storage of medicines and the return of any unused chemotherapy to pharmacy