Now Hiring: Health Care Assistant in Barnsley (Visa Sponsorship Offered)

Digitaltidewave; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Health Care Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term position within a busy Ophthalmology department. The successful candidate will work varied shifts and learn essential clinical skills, including patient observation and supporting medical teams in various clinics.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail in clinical observations.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills for patient interaction.

Responsibilities

• Check patients' visual acuity and perform clinical observations.
• Chaperone in doctors' clinics.
• Prepare clinic notes and perform visual fields and OCT scans.

Job description

Job role: Health Care Assistant

Company name: NHS Jobs

Salary: £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year

Job Reference: C9163-4017E-06-25

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About the Job:

Job summary

31 Hours per week, 12 months fixed term/secondment opportunity

The role is a band 3 HCA within a busy Ophthalmology department, working over 5 days with opportunities to work additional clinics. We run several clinics including medical retina, glaucoma, cataract, laser, intravitreal injection, general, and emergency clinics.

Main duties of the job

As an HCA, you will learn to check patients' visual acuity, chaperone in doctors' clinics, perform clinical observations, prepare clinic notes, and learn to perform visual fields and OCT scans.

About us

• We reserve the right to close positions early.
• We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024’s survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise—the promise NHS colleagues make to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.
• Barnsley Hospital is a high-performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and achieving significant progress in delivering our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work.
• We are proud of our colleagues' commitment to ensuring a strong and sustainable future, and our organization is highly valued by our local communities.
• There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace, and a "we can do this" attitude is evident throughout the organization.
• Barnsley Hospital is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment for all applicants.
• For individuals who may require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or Health & Care visa route, please use the link on the right side of the advert to check your eligibility. Please note that Band 2 and 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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