Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider is looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant in Nottingham. The role involves initial patient assessments, providing clinical support, and performing vital observations. Candidates should have at least two years of Healthcare Assistant experience and relevant qualifications. Competitive hourly rate of £14.15 to £14.70, plus enhancements.

Benefits

25 days of holiday entitlement + bank holidays

Access to ongoing continuous professional development

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Free refreshments

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience as a Healthcare Assistant.
• Experience of working in a clinical setting.
• Primary Care and Urgent Care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support and perform vital observations.
• Liaise with clinicians for patient prioritization.
• Assist with patient treatment during emergencies.

Skills

Baseline observations

Patient supervision

Communication

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

NEMS has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our team!

The Healthcare Assistant performs the first assessment for walk-in patients and is responsible (with support) for assessing patient safety to wait. The role includes completing an extended competency requirement, which covers red flag analysis and escalation requirements.

Main duties of the job

Healthcare Assistants work as part of the team, providing clinical support to the multidisciplinary team and assisting other members to ensure a high standard of patient care. Working under the supervision of a clinician and in accordance with practice guidelines and protocols, the postholder will perform specific duties including basic vital observations. The Healthcare Assistant will also undertake basic housekeeping duties as directed by the clinician in charge and have a flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs, which may involve working in different areas or cross-site working.

About us

NEMS CBS is a high quality, high performing, not-for-profit organisation which delivers integrated urgent care and urgent primary care services to over 1 million patients. We are responsive, adaptable and continually evolving, with a reputation for delivering locally tailored, safe, effective and cost-efficient services with high levels of patient satisfaction.

We are committed to investing in our people and have an established programme of learning and development, successfully developing our Urgent Care Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

NEMS currently operates three main services: (1) Integrated Urgent Care across Nottinghamshire serving a patient population of over 1 million, including home visiting, remote consultation and clinical assessment services; (2) Urgent Primary care provision located within the A&E Department at QMC; (3) A 24-hour walk-in urgent primary care service adjacent to Kings Mill Hospital A&E, Mansfield.

Core benefits for the NEMS workforce:

• 25 days of holiday entitlement + bank holidays (pro rata)
• Compassionate Leave
• Access to ongoing continuous professional development
• Regular clinical supervision
• Flexible working options
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to participate in service development and improvement
• Free refreshments
• Eye Care Vouchers

Job responsibilities

Main Duties of The Job:

• To work efficiently and professionally with the multidisciplinary team to provide a safe and efficient service to all service users and their carers.
• To competently undertake and record (and after appropriate training) baseline observations:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties of The Job:

• To work efficiently and professionally with the multidisciplinary team to provide a safe and efficient service to all service users and their carers.
• To competently undertake and record (and after appropriate training) baseline observations:

• Temperature
• Pulse
• Respiration
• Blood oxygen saturations
• Blood pressure
• Weight
• Urinalysis
• Blood Glucose
• Peak Flow
• ECG Recording
• Venepuncture

• Act as first point of contact with patients and/or their carer, maintaining oversight of the waiting room.
• To liaise with clinicians over the appropriate prioritisation of patients in the waiting room, utilising recommended early warning scores such as PEWS (Paediatric Early Warning Score) or NEWS2 (National Early Warning Score).
• Able to work under minimal supervision but fully aware when to escalate concerns to a registered healthcare professional.
• Recognising changes in patients observations/condition and reporting them to the nurse in charge/appropriate registered healthcare professional.
• Assisting with patient treatment including patient dressings, chaperone and during any medical emergencies.
• To feedback, report and escalate as appropriate the condition and welfare, including safeguarding, of patients to the appropriate clinician.

Please see attached the full Job Description for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a Healthcare Assistant. Experience of working in a clinical setting. Primary Care Experience. Urgent Care Experience.

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.

£14.15 to £14.70 an hour plus unsocial enhancements