Department Assistant - Basildon, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Basildon, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our Acute Medical Unit (AMU) on OSLER Ward at Basildon Hospital is looking for a dynamic Department Assistant who is able to deal diversity of people at levels ranging from medical and nursing to patients and relatives.

You will be required to be friendly, sympathetic and approachable to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy, ever changing environment, able to cope with emotionally stressful situations, be clean and tidy, to be physically Fit as this role involves Manual Handling and much physical Exertion and Occupational Health Clearance and to work all the shifts given, long days and nights including bank holidays.

Your role will involve facilitating a clean and safe ward environment, liaising with the Ward Manager/nurse in charge to identify and undertake all non clinical tasks, to establish a pleasant and welcoming atmosphere and environment for patients, visitors and staff and working closely with the Infection Control team in carrying out ward audits.

You will assist in the implementation and monitoring of the patient care by Recording, monitoring and reporting changes in the patients condition during transfer of patients between wards and departments, collection/delivery of specimens from our department to the Path Lab, collection of bloods products from the blood bank and collection of drugs from wards/departments and deliver to the requested areas.

You will also undertake light domestic duties as necessary eg. bed making, general cleaning of clinical areas and stocking up of oxygen masks/suction equipment.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be.

Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Are you friendly, sympathetic and approachable, then we want to hear from you?

Please see the attached Job Description for further details of this exciting role.