Healthcare Assistant

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Huddersfield seeks a Healthcare Assistant to join the Orthopaedic Outpatient Service. The candidate must deliver compassionate care while maintaining patient dignity, assess patients, and communicate their outpatient journey effectively. This role requires resilience, strong communication, and the ability to work as part of a team across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work without constant supervision.
• Competence in handling patient care and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care while maintaining patient privacy.
• Assess patients and identify abnormal findings.
• Communicate effectively with patients and care team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Resilience

Organisational skills

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, polite, confident, resilient and organised individual to join the Orthopaedic Outpatient Service as a Healthcare Assistant.

You will be expected to have good interpersonal and communication skills to deal with the numerous patients that visit outpatients on a daily basis.

Be able to work without constant direct supervision using initiative within the level of competence for the post.

Act as a role model at all times, reflecting the Trust values and behaviours and delivering high standards of care. Be self-aware and open to receive and learn from feedback.

The successful candidate will undertake a range of clinical duties to promote patient safety. Other duties include completing mandatory training.

• To provide a high standard of individualised compassionate care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times, their privacy and dignity.
• To assess patients using observations and relevant safety tools.
• To identify abnormal findings and to ensure appropriate escalation process takes place
• To use the computer systems to input patient care.
• To communicate to the patient and carers their OPD journey
• To work along side the nurses, AHP and doctors within scope of practice.
• General housekeeping on the unit.
• Admin work accordingly and when required.
  
  

There is the expectation that you will be expected to work across the sites of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Cash Job title: Manager Telephone number: 07770 644998