Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistant Orthopaedic Outpatients

Integrated Care System; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Senior Healthcare Assistant in Orthopaedic Outpatients. The role focuses on delivering patient care, supporting clinics, and fostering a collaborative team environment. Candidates should possess relevant experience and competencies in patient management and IT systems, ensuring a quality care experience.

Benefits

Minimum 35 days paid holiday (pro rata)

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

On-site car parking

Leisure centre and day nursery access

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Health Care setting as a Health Care Assistant, particularly in orthopaedics or outpatients.
• Proficiency in Trust's IT Systems - Lorenzo, PACS, Review and Teletracking.
• Ability to undertake Baseline Measurements including ECG's, Venepuncture and Cannulation.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist consultant colleagues in clinic operations.
• Engage in chaperoning duties and assist with virtual fracture clinics.
• Perform essential tasks including baseline measurements and liaising with the Site Management Team.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Customer service

Education

GCSE Maths or Numeracy and Literacy Level 2

Care Certificate

Job description

Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistant Orthopaedic Outpatients

Have you considered nursing in Outpatients?

The Orthopaedic Outpatient Team would welcome applications from a Senior Health Care Assistant who enjoy working independently and working within a team structure to be instrumental in providing patient focused care to the cohort of patients who attend our department.

The successful candidate will join a well-established team and will need to be flexible and adaptable, a good team player with the ability to work well on their own initiative as well as willing to take on a variety of duties, whilst having the ability to maintain attention to detail.

The post holder must have experience (whether it be in a ward-based role or outpatients) in looking after patients with orthopaedic injuries/conditions. The ideal you will have experience of using our hospital software systems (Lorenzo/Review and PACS) and have sound customer service abilities.

Within this role, there are numerous learning opportunities. We offer a supportive working environment, and we are committed to the development of our staff.

Main duties of the job

Highlighted below are some of the nursing skills needed for a fast-paced working area such as Outpatients:

• The ability to work both independently and as part of the wider Multidisciplinary Team
• Supporting and assisting your consultant colleagues in the smooth running of their clinics.
• Supporting the VFC clinics by calling patients and booking appointments for them.
• Acting as a chaperone.
• Following training to support the MDT in undertaking Virtual Fracture Clinics.
• Application of orthotic devises to support the Plaster Room Team i.e. splints, boots, knee braces etc.
• To liaise with Site Management Team and on call team if a patient requires admitting from clinic.
• Being able to undertake baseline measurements as required; BMI, blood pressures, blood sugar monitoring, ECG's, Urinalysis, venepuncture and/or cannulation.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Application Form and Interview

• Good communication skills, able to communicate respectfully verbally and in writing.
• Ability to learn new skills and prioritise your workload
• Significant experience in a Health Care setting as a Health Care Assistant predominately in orthopaedics, outpatients or a ED setting
• Ability to confidently all of the Trusts IT Systems - Lorenzo, PACS, Review and Teletracking
• Undertake Baseline Measurements including ECG's, Venapunture and Cannulation
• GCSE Maths or Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
• Care Certificate
• Strong ability to priortise workload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata if part time