Healthcare Assistant - Ormskirk, United Kingdom - 347 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

347 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Ormskirk, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

They will participate in delivering safe, excellent patient care, displaying a caring and compassionate nature and will be motivated to learn and develop withinin this speciality.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential as they will be required to work with our multi-disciplinary team to support the in the smooth running of clinics and minor procedures on a day-to-day basis

In return we will invest in their development, offering the opportunity to learn about this highly specialised area of care, assisting in our Minor Operations theatre and in daily clinics.

Development is encouraged and this is a friendly and welcoming team, who will help to make the transition to this new post a smooth one.

Training will be offered for all aspects of the post.

This is a full time post, which will be scheduled 9-5 Monday - Friday.

Assisting the Clinicians and Specialist Nurses in the running of Dermatology clinics

Assisting in the safe delivery of care in the Minor Operations Theatre within the department. Full training will be given for this aspect of the role.

To actively promote quality improvement within the department.

To assist in ensuring adequate stock levels in the department.

Ensuring high levels of patient care and safety in the Dermatology Department

Assisting in the completion and safe handling of documentation and patient identifiable information.

To ensure privacy and dignity of patients is maintained by acting as a chaperone for Clinical and Nursing staff when examining patients.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Advert Date - 31st October 2023

Closing Date - 7th November 2023

Shortlisting Date - 8th November 2023

Interview Date - TBC

Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.