Healthcare Assistant, Band 2- Mayhill Unit

6 months ago


Gloucester, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you enthusiastic, motivated and willing to learn new skills with a passion for surgery and high-quality patient care? If you are, an exciting job opportunity has arisen on Mayhill unit for Band 2 Healthcare Assistant.

Mayhill unit is a 23hour unit that provides pre and post operative care. We specialise in Ear Nose and Throat, General/Gynae, Breast, Oral maxillo facial, Vascular and Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery. Mayhill Unit has a fantastic team of dedicated Surgical Nurses who pride themselves in delivering outstanding care.

The environment is challenging, exciting and supportive, and facilitates the development of specialised skills. You will enjoy working as part of a highly skilled and motivated team that includes Nurses, Health Care Assistant, Anaesthetists, Theatre and Recovery staff. We take pride in our diversity, team work and attentions to detail when providing excellent service our patients

To communicate effectively, especially where patient ability to do so is compromised.

Ability to disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately.

To deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment.

To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct.

To input and retrieve patient and staff information from computer-based systems.

As a Health Care Assistant, you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients

Provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard under supervision of registered nurses

Assisting patients with activities of daily living including personal care and nutritional and dietary support

Recording of observations and assessments of patients catheter care, ECG

Additional supportive tasks as directed by registered nurse eg venepuncture and ECG’s

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

To provide high quality nursing care.

To work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

Communicate effectively with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team

Maintain and develop high standards of care

As part of a team manage caseloads of patients within defined clinical area.

Take on responsibility for personal development and support the development and supervision of others by developing and maintaining specialist knowledge of day surgery practice

Contribute towards the continuing development of professional nursing practice in the clinical area

Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to less experienced and new staff at all times

Work proactively to ensure that every patient attendance meets the patient’s expectations and needs with timely undertaking of procedure and effective communication with relatives, patients and carers.

To supervise and teach junior members of staff and learners as required, and maintain own personal development with support.

Please see the attached job description for more information on the main responsibilities of this vacancy



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