Health Care Assistant - Treatment Centre - Recruitment Event

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant Endoscopy team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where you'll support patient care in a busy environment. This role offers opportunities for training and career development in a high-quality healthcare setting, ensuring compassionate and efficient patient treatment.

Benefits

Mentoring and training provided

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in endoscopy is advantageous but not required.
• Eager to learn and flexible in approach.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient care in procedure rooms post-training.
• Support admission and recovery of patients.
• Rotate through different roles across both sites.

Skills

Compassionate communication

Patient care

Teamwork

Education

Relevant healthcare experience

Job description

A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Interviews will take place on Saturday 17th May 2025 between 9am-3pm.

Walk-Ins are welcome to attend the event on the day.

Join us on our exciting journey of expansion here at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital. Here at Southport and Ormskirk we are actively working towards securing accreditation through the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy as high-quality gastrointestinal endoscopy service.

If you are looking to join an energetic and vibrant department that truly makes a difference to peoples lives on a daily basis, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for an experienced Endoscopy Health Care Assistants or you are an existing Health Care Assistant who wishes to have a career change and want to work in a more specialist area and have further career development, with a passion for learning Endoscopy.

Our focus at all times is on ensuring that our patients receive high quality treatment quickly, in clean and comfortable surroundings.

You will be working as part of a friendly, welcoming and expert Multidisciplinary Endoscopy Team who are friendly, enthusiastic and encouraging in a happy working environment. Mentoring, training and guidance will be provided to the successful candidate.

An HCA role with the team will vary from day to day, including admission and recovery of patients, to assisting with patient care in the procedure rooms after completion of training. It is a busy, active role. As part of the team, you would rotate throughout the different roles across both sites.

We work with many specialities including gastroenterology, urology, colorectal, respiratory, and vascular. Training is provided in house, with support from external sources.

Previous experience in endoscopy would be a strong advantage but relevant healthcare experience will be considered.

The successful candidate will work closely with both Medical and Nursing Staff within the department, who think of the Patient first and always uphold the Trusts values.

Our Endoscopy service is base across two sites, with the Ormskirk site being the centre of our high-volume activity. We work collaboratively with the Medical and Surgical Teams ensuring a seamless journey for our patients.

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our team of nurses working within our busy endoscopy departments which are currently working towards achieving JAG accreditation. If you are eager to learn, have a flexible approach to work and are reliable and enthusiastic, we would like to hear from you. You should have excellent skills and commitment to continuing professional development.

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 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

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

KEY DUTIES

Work as part of a team and duties will be delegated by the registered healthcare professional.

Act within the scope of your training and competence, knowing who to ask for help and support if you are not sure.

Work within agreed ways of working, following relevant Trust standards, policies and protocols.

Communicate compassionately and effectively with individuals and their families, carers and health care practitioners using a range of techniques, maintaining confidentiality and using tact, empathy, persuasion and reassurance

Observe, assess and respond to patients needs appropriately, escalating concerns to Nursing staff as required including instigating emergency procedures as per policy.

Organises self and supervises other junior staff or learners in general work tasks or when delivering patient care with supervision from nursing staff.

Prioritises a range of delegated clinical care duties.

Acting on own initiative, undertake personal care duties and support activities of daily living, e.g. mouth care, personal hygiene and toileting needs, demonstrating person centred care.

Assist the registered healthcare practitioners with clinical tasks, follow care plans, notice and report changes, assist with risk assessments, obtain samples and some specimens.

Safely deliver care duties including manoeuvring of patient equipment such as hoists and wheelchairs.

Gather evidence to assist registered healthcare practitioner in obtaining a patient/client history.

Undertake delegated procedures as required within the limits of required training and measured competence e.g venepuncture / ECG recording / blood glucose monitoring, clinical observations, taking specimens, escalating any abnormalities to the registered nurse.

Support of patients feeding, diet and nutritional needs and accurately record patients nutritional intake and fluid intake and output, noticing and reporting changes to the nursing staff.

Ensure patient property is managed as per Trust policy.

Monitor levels of supplies and order supplies for the department as appropriate

Demonstrates own duties to new starters, contributing to the learning environment. Where requested, supports/supervises work of students and other junior staff.

Occasionally participates in audits, surveys, development activities

To work in line with Trust policies and procedures

Contributes to maintaining a safe, healthy working environment

Follow the principles for implementing a duty of care, always acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm

Work in partnership with the individual, their carers/ families and the wider healthcare team.

Maintain and further develop your own skills and knowledge through development and learning activities; maintain evidence of your personal development and actively prepare for and participate in appraisal

Participate in team handovers

This advert closes on Thursday 8 May 2025

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