MIU/OPD/Ward Healthcare Assistant - St.Austell

NHS; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join their busy Minor Injury Unit at St. Austell Community Hospital. In this vital role, you will support trained staff in delivering high-quality care, assisting with minor injury treatments, and ensuring patient comfort in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will possess experience in urgent care settings and a commitment to ongoing skills development. Join a passionate team dedicated to improving health outcomes in a beautiful part of the UK, where your contributions will make a real difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an urgent care/MIU/OPD/Ward environment.
• Completed MIU skills/triage workbooks.

Responsibilities

• Assist MIU/OPD staff in delivering and evaluating care.
• Provide patient booking and general needs support.

Skills

Minor injury treatments

Triage

General observations

Ability to work under pressure

Willingness to undertake further skills training

Education

GCSE Maths and English

NVQ 3 in Direct Care or equivalent

Tools

Web-based IT programmes

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

MIU/OPD/Ward Healthcare Assistant - St.Austell

The closing date is 16 May 2025

An opportunity has arisen for a 20 hour post working within a busy Minor Injury Unit/Outpatient Department/Wards at St Austell Community Hospital.

This post requires the successful candidate to carry out minor injury treatments such as dressings, plastering, general observations and triage.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will have experience working in an Urgent care/MIU/OPD/Ward environment and will have completed MIU skills/triage workbooks.

Work will include:

The provision of assistance to the MIU/OPD trained staff within the minor injury unit/outpatient department in planning, delivering, and evaluating care.

Providing the booking in of patients and attending to patient's general needs in the OPD. All interventions will be carried out to a high standard under the supervision of the trained MIU/OPD practitioners

To provide A&C support as needed to members of the team.

This role will involve ward support at times.

An ability to work under pressure in an emergency setting and a willingness to undertake further skills training is essential.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education

• GCSE Maths and English
• NVQ 3 in Direct Care or equivalent qualification / experience

Experience

• Previous experience as a HCA within a hospital setting
• Experience of working in an urgent care environment / outpatient department / ward environment

Knowledge and Abilities

• Computer literate and ability to use web-based IT programmes
• Willingness and ability to undertake further skills training, for example, wound management and plaster cast application.

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.

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Austell MIU/OPD/Ward

St Austell Community Hospital Porthpean Road

St Austell Community Hospital Porthpean Road