Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistant Orthopaedic Outpatients

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant in Orthopaedic Outpatients. This role offers the chance to work independently and as part of a dedicated team, providing patient-focused care in a dynamic environment. You'll have the opportunity to utilize your skills in a supportive setting, with a commitment to your professional development. Enjoy a rewarding career with flexible working options, generous holiday entitlements, and a range of benefits designed to enhance your work-life balance. Don't miss this chance to make a difference in patient care while advancing your career!

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

35 days paid holiday

NHS discounts

On-site health and fitness club

Cycle to work scheme

On-site car parking

Uniform provided

Access to career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a Health Care setting as a Health Care Assistant.
• Ability to confidently use Trust IT Systems.
• Undertake baseline measurements like ECG's and Venepuncture.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist consultants in smooth clinic operations.
• Act as a chaperone and assist in Virtual Fracture Clinics.
• Undertake baseline measurements and patient monitoring.

Skills

Communication Skills

Patient Care

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Education

GCSE Maths

GCSE Literacy

Care Certificate

Tools

Lorenzo

PACS

Review

Teletracking

Job description

Main area Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant - Orthopaedic Outpatients Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 269-SFT9133

Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury Nhs Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £24,625 - £25,674 Per Annum Pro Rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 13/05/2025 23:59

Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistant Orthopaedic Outpatients

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Have you considered nursing in Outpatients?

If so we have the following posts available all at Band 3:

Post 1 - 37.5 hours per week

Post 2 - 21 hours per week

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.

These posts are over a shift pattern of hours between 8am to 5.30pm or 6pm to meet the demands of the service.

The successful candidates 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.

Please can we ask applicants to state which post they are applying for on their application.

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.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main 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

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Essie Griffett Job title Senior Sister Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01722 336262 Additional information

For any further details on the post and to arrange an informal visit, please contact the department coordinator on 01722 336262 ext 2441.