Senior Healthcare Assistant

7 months ago

Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Gynaecology Outpatients department for a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our team for a fixed term 12-month period.

This is a busy and dynamic area, which hosts various Gynaecology clinics specialising in a variety of areas such as general gynaecology, endometriosis, post-menopausal bleeding, oncology, uro-gynaecology and pregnancy termination services. The department hosts 2 procedure rooms where Hysteroscopy and Colposcopy are carried out daily, which is likely to increase in capacity in the coming year.

The Senior Healthcare Assistant is pivotal to the excellent and compassionate care that we deliver to our patients. We are looking for a motivated, organised and experienced person to join our team. Gynaecology experience is preferred, but not essential.

In return for your commitment and hard work, we will invest in you providing training to work in all aspects of the department and gain experience in working in Womens’ Health. This is a varied MDT, where all roles are valued and celebrated. You will have the chance to work alongside these professions to develop themselves.

The Senior Healthcare Assistant holds personal responsibility for the care of patients within their care. They will be responsible for providing a range of personalised care for patients under the guidance and supervision of the team leader/nurse in charge including:

- Assisting in the safe collection and transportation of samples for histology, biochemistry and pathology.
- Assisting in the Hysteroscopy and Colposcopy rooms.
- Acting as chaperone in general gynaecology clinics.
- Completion of observations and venepuncture.
- Rotation and ordering of stock within the department

Collaboration with the wider MDT to support our specialist services

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 2.1 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

**Duties include, but will not be limited to**:

- Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards
- Take samples from patients for testing or dispatching eg: Urine, sputum, faeces, MRSA swabs, blood sugars
- Assisting in the Hysteroscopy and Colposcopy rooms.
- Acting as chaperone in general gynaecology clinics.
- Completion of observations and venepuncture.
- Rotation and ordering of stock within the department
- Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care
- Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
- Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness
- Maintain and develop own competence
- Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then Report the outcome to line manager
- Record keeping

**Maths & English GCSE grade C or above or Functional Skills Level 2 AND NVQ level 2 in Health care is essential for this role. Please ensure you have the correct qualifications and will be able to provide evidence if you are successful.

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