Senior Healthcare Assitant

Are you looking for a career change? Are you looking for a job where no two days are ever the same? Come and join our dynamic and friendly team An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant to work in the Southampton Dermatology Centre based at the Royal South Hants Hospital. The Southampton Dermatology Centre operates from 08.00 - 18.00 Monday to Friday, with some optional out of hours/ weekend working. You will be assisting in the management of the smooth running of the various consultant and nurse led clinics within the Dermatology Department and Medical Outpatients Department and assisting the clinicians in our Day Case surgical rooms.

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.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Main Duties

To work in a team of nursing staff and clinicians, ensuring high standards of care are developed and maintained within that team.
To give and receive regular reports on the progress of patients, immediately acting on any changes in the patients’ condition, and reporting them to the relevant health care professional.
To assist consultant surgeons in the day case surgery operating rooms as well as the nurse surgeons in their operating lists.
To facilitate the smooth running of various clinics (including Medical Outpatients) and to chaperone patients when necessary.
To provide assistance to clinicians during clinics, taking clinical photographs, observations, helping patients with undressing/dressing and mobilisation.
To oversee admission and recovery.
To be able to complete and maintain accurate documentation.
To mentor junior and new members of staff.

**Responsibilities**:
The Dermatology Department offers various services and clinics such as UVL treatment, phototesting, Botox, patch, 2 week skin cancer pathway, vulval clinics. Many of our clinics are nurse led such as acne, topical treatments, ultraviolet light therapy, allergy patch testing, mole mapping and wound clinics.
The post holder will be responsible for assisting in some of these clinics and to chaperone patients. You will also run the admission and recovery area when there are Day Case surgical patients, take observations and providing aftercare information. You will also have the opportunity to provide assistance to the Dermatology Surgeons in the operating rooms.
The post holder will also be responsible for the smooth flow of various daily clinics as well as answering queries from patient/relatives on the telephone and for providing care and advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients and relatives.
We also look after a small number of clinics for Medical Outpatients such as TB, Diabetes and Gastro and you will be assisting clinicians with observations, venesection and to facilitate the smooth running of these clinics.
We are looking to recruit a Health Care Support worker who has a keen interest in working in the speciality of Dermatology. Previous experience is desirable however not essential as all the training required will provided.