Healthcare Assistant
5 months ago
Do you love working with all different types of people?
Do you enjoy making a real difference to others?
We care for our staff as much as we do for our patients so we want you to join our team
The People you’ll be working with.
In the Eye Centre we have bikers, runners, movie buffs, music lovers, home bakers, keep fit-ers, readers, writers, travellers, artists, crafters, food lovers, DIY-ers, pet lovers and every other variety of people We have family people, single people, diverse people, happy people. You’ll find friends here and we’re sure you’ll find your place within this diverse team
Chesterfield Royal is a friendly Hospital with a real community feel, we try our best to make sure that everyone feels welcomed and supported. The hospital is set in lovely grounds The team in the Eye Centre are friendly, we’re a down to earth bunch who about all are passionate about caring for our patients, and we welcome anyone new to the team, or as we call it “Eye Centre Family” - that’s why we believe it makes The Eye Centre a great place to work.
We value all our staff and believe it’s important to involve everyone in our decision making and ask for ideas and suggestions to make improvements. We don’t always get things right first time, but we listen and learn from our mistakes to make sure we’re always making improvements and a positive difference for staff that work here.
Please see full advert details for further information
All the details are in the job description, but in summary you will have a board and varied role as an HCA. You’ll always be busy, but the work is interesting and rewarding and every day goes quickly You’ll work closely with all disciplines of staff within the ophthalmic multidisciplinary team to deliver the highest levels of nursing care to a range of patients within the ophthalmic out-patient department and community outreach clinics.
Once competency is obtained it will be necessary to undertake the following to support clinical activity:
- Instillation of eye drops
- A range of visual acuity testing
- Visual field assessment
- Focimetry
- Auto-refraction
- Assisting with treatments
- Chaperoning patients in Clinics
- Using aseptic non-touch technique to pass items onto sterile fields.
Core working hours are Mon-Fri 8:00 to 17:30, Working a rotation of the weekly evening clinic until 19:30 and Saturdays 8:00 to 14:00, we currently do not work Sundays or Bank holidays, however if the need arises then we will be required to work.
We want you to be the best you can be. We will support you with training opportunities if parts of your job are new to you and career development options too.
- Employer and employee contributory pension scheme.
- Annual leave is 27 days per annum (pro rata) and rises with service plus bank holidays.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Accessible local transport.
- Access to the cycle to work scheme.
- Onsite parking facilities.
The Health and Wellbeing of our staff is at the heart of what we do, and we offer a variety of health and wellbeing initiatives to all members of our team. We appreciate that our team members have a life beyond the realms of work hence why we welcome flexible ways of working.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital is located in Calow, Chesterfield, which is situated on a green field site on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It is home to the Crooked Spire and is also close to Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham, thus offering numerous choices for recreational activities and lifestyles.
We are currently rated GOOD by the CQC
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
We are looking for someone who has.
A real desire to make a positive difference for others. You’ll need to be able to confidently communicate with people, be able to build sound working relationships and have a friendly and professional approach to work. You’ll need to be able to work well on your own, and equally well as part of a team. We’re open minded and embrace change, so please bring along your ideas and enthusiasm. And of course, you’ll need the relevant qualification or prepared to complete the Care Certificate program upon joining the team.
We like to develop our staff, so there are lots of opportunities in this role to be able to broaden your knowledge, learn new skills, take on more responsibility, even gain new qualifications and to continue or to progress your career in healthcare. The Eye Centre’s leadership team are looking at services and ways we can provide development opportunities within Ophthalmology to help grow our own experts.
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