Health Care Assistant Integrated Sexual Health - London, United Kingdom - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you looking for experience in Sexual Health and HIV or interested in trying something new? The Jefferiss Wing has an exciting opportunity to join our established nursing team.

We are looking for a pro-active, non-judgmental health care assistant to join our team for a 3 month fixed term period.

If you would like to work in this exciting area of healthcare, our in house training and development programme will equip you with the skills you need.

Based in The Jefferiss Wing at St Mary's hospital, you will work in the Sexual Health Service carrying out tasks such as venepuncture and microscopy.

Health Care Assistants play a central role in the delivery of patient care and this role is continuously developing in order to meet the changing care needs of the patients.

We are looking for a Health Care Assistant with

Experience in phlebotomy and/or sexual health screening (not essential)
The ability to use your own initiative.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
A nonjudgmental & empathetic attitude

For further information, please call us for an informal chat to find out more about our Sexual Health and Contraceptive Services.

To work across The Jefferiss Wing clinics
The integrated sexual health service, HIV Outpatient Department (The Wharfside Clinic) and the Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) service.
To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a range of technical ability.
Ensure the clinic environment is safe, clean and well stocked
Fulfil any clerical duties
To supervise less experienced Nursing Assistants
To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide support for any area specified by the coordinating nurse on duty.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.

Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community.

Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.