Health Care Assistant

**Job overview**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join the team in Clinical Outpatients. There are a large number of speciality clinics across the department both medical and surgical and specialist nurse led clinics.

Clinics commence from 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. The vision for the future is 7 day working offering all patients the flexibility to attend at weekends. and evenings.

So, if you are enthusiastic and want to make a difference to the patients journey and ensure our patients receive safe, clean and personal care each time and are looking for a challenging and rewarding job we are interested in you.

**Main duties of the job**:
If you have undertaken venepuncture training and would like to develop your skills we are interested in giving you the opportunity to become highly skilled and would also offer you support to achieve this.

We are committed to delivering high quality patient focused experiences and the Trust Values are embedded in all areas of practice across the department.

You will work within the clinic setting in a patient facing role supporting the patient through their clinic experience. Your job will include recording patient observations using EPR, chaperoning in a clinical setting, venepuncture and using patient centre to track the patients journey. You will ensure the department is safe and clean at all times and you will work within the Trust Values every day.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to **make a difference** and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - **care**, **appreciate** and **inspire** - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience
- Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
- Care Certificate

**Knowledge, Training & Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
- Experience of working within a team

**Desirable criteria**:

- Previous Outpatients experience
- Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners
- Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)

**Skills & Abilities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Evidence of the acquisition of relevant skills associated with the role i.e. venepuncture and wound care
- Good communication (written and verbal skills)
- Basic IT skills
- Good organisational skills
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**: