Health Care Assistant (Endoscopy)

The LivingCare Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card NHS discount

Quality working environment

Employee Assistance Programme

The People’s Pension

Free on-site parking

Annual pay review

Flexible Annual Leave

Birthday extra day

Culture matrix programme

Rewards for service

Supermarket vouchers

Job summary

LivingCare Group is seeking a bank Health Care Assistant to join the Endoscopy team at Thorpe Park Clinic in Leeds. You will support the clinical team in delivering outstanding patient care and help prepare the room and equipment.

You will work with registered nurses, assist with decontamination of scopes, stock checks and administrative tasks, and contribute to a patient-centered environment across cross-site requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a surgical or clinical environment.
• Time management.
• IT literate.
• Able to multitask.
• Has a patient focus.
• Caring and empathetic approach.
• Understanding of the NHS desirable.
• Quick learner.

Responsibilities

• Support registered staff in implementing the care plan per policies including JAG.
• Promote a patient-friendly environment for patients, relatives and carers.
• Assist endoscopy team with decontamination of scopes.
• Assist with auditing, stock checks and management.
• Set up the room and prepare clinical areas.
• Contribute to a team approach to patient care.
• Contribute to the accuracy of care plans and reports.
• Attend meetings as requested.
• Undertake tasks within competency.
• Assist with stock maintenance.
• Assist with clinic cleanliness and infection control.
• Receive and relay information courteously.
• Support nurses and clerical staff in admin duties.
• Cross-site working where required.

Skills

Clinical experience

Time management

IT literacy

Multitasking

Patient focus

Empathy

NHS knowledge

Quick learner

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated bank Health Care Assistant to join our Endoscopy team at Thorpe Park Clinic. The role will consist of supporting the clinical team in delivering outstanding patient care.

Responsibility

• Support registered staff in the implementation of an agreed plan of care with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received per local and national policies and guidelines including JAG.
• Help promote and maintain an environment conducive to meeting the needs of the patient/relatives and carers.
• Support the endoscopy team with decontamination of scopes
• Support with auditing and stock checks and management as required.
• Set up of the room and preparation of all clinical areas in line with service requirements.
• Contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the team.
• Contribute to the legality and accuracy of the patients care plan/ and or other reports and the effectiveness of the established communication /reporting system.
• Participate in regular meetings and attend other meetings as requested.
• Undertake tasks and procedures, in which competency has been assessed and recorded specific to the care environment.
• To assist in the maintenance of stock levels,
• To assist in the maintenance of the clinic cleanliness and tidiness and always adhere to infection control policy and procedures.
• To receive and convey information from telephone or personal enquiries in a courteous manner and ensure all persons visiting the clinic are greeted and assisted in a welcoming and supportive manner.
• To assist and support registered nurses and clerical staff in administrative duties as required.
• Support each unit by cross site working where there is a service requirement.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience of working in a surgical or clinical environment
• Time management
• IT literate
• Able to multitask
• Has a patient focus
• Caring and empathetic approach
• Considerate
• Understanding of the NHS and health is desirable
• Quick learner

About us

LivingCare Group is a set of companies that operate across various health services and portfolios. We have extensive experience of developing and delivering NHS care, and have a growing portfolio of private provision. We work across GP practices and within our own centres in Yorkshire.

Our services are developed in response to local demands across the health economy and in line with the NHS governance and contractual requirements.

Why Choose us?

Our continuing success as a business is down to the talent, hard work and dedication of our staff. Along with great job satisfaction, you can look forward to a competitive salary, opportunities to grow, a pension scheme and great employee benefits.

We fully believe in investing in our staff to help them reach their career goals and full potential. We offer all staff the chance to further their education with free training courses in any field that will both benefit themselves and the company.

Here at LivingCare we are an equal opportunities employer with a strong commitment to the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer (Level 1).

• Work life balance is a priority here at LivingCare, with services running at sociable times. 08:00-18:00 Monday to Saturday.
• Blue Light Card NHS discount at a range of shops and restaurants
• Quality working environment
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the People’s Pension
• Free on-site parking (at some locations)
• Annual pay review
• Flexible Annual Leave: you are able to buy and sell Annual Leave
• An extra day of Annual Leave on your Birthday
• Culture matrix programme: we organise special events every month to support our teams
• Celebrating success: this programme gives rewards to our team member who have gone above and beyond
• Supermarket vouchers: we give these out every month as part of our supermarket sweep competition

LivingCare Behaviours and Values:

Living Care has a set of core values which we expect all staff to demonstrate. Building on these we have developed a set of expectations that we expect all team members to demonstrate.

• Managing yourself and others:
• Take care of your own wellbeing and that of your staff
• Manage yourself and your emotions
• Share your knowledge and experience
• Use appropriate language when communicating to others to ensure they understand
• Be positive – focus on what you can do and why something will/could work
• Actively seek feedback and act on it (where appropriate)
• Know when to step in and do it yourself and when to leave others to have a go
• Be self aware: know your strengths and development needs and look for ways to develop
• Be visible

As a company who supports equality and diversity, LivingCare encourage applications from all candidates regardless of their age, gender including reassigned gender, relationship status, maternity, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Thorpe Park, Fountain Medical Centre, Northgate – Access to own transport to support cross site working

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