Senior Health Care Assistant- Dermatology and Laser

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Health Care Assistant to join the Dermatology and Laser team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. This part-time role involves assisting with various dermatological treatments, offering a chance to build skills in a supportive environment.

Benefits

35 days paid holiday (pro rata)

Access to NHS discounts

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in secondary care settings.
• Minimum 1 year working within a healthcare setting.
• Prior experience as a HCA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to patients within the dermatology department.
• Utilise skills in minor ops and general dermatology clinics.
• Work as part of the outpatient team to support treatments.

Skills

Caring nature

Teamwork

Ability to organise workload

Education

Care Certificate

GCSE grade C or equivalent

NVQ in Health or Health & Social Care Level 2

Paediatric Basic Life Support

Job description

Main area Dermatology Grade Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 10 months (Review post 10 months to see if any staffing changes.) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week Job ref 269-SFT9183

Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/07/2025 23:59

Senior Health Care Assistant- Dermatology and Laser

Band 3

Job overview

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Dermatology and Laser have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Health Care Assistant to join our outpatients team. This is a great opportunity for taking a step into the world of skin, conditions and treatments for a fixed term contract.

We cover treatments for psoriasis, eczema, hyperhidrosis, skin cancer, dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, lesions, birth marks, hair removal and much more.

There will be opportunity to utilise skills in minor ops, skin cancer clinics, general dermatology clinics, the Day Treatment Centre and Laser.

The department is open Mon-Fri 8-4:30 and we see adults and children.

This is a part time position for 15 hours / week and ideally we are looking for a candidate that will be able to work two 7.5 hour days each week.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working with patients in a secondary care setting and is keen to learn new skills or build on current ones. An interest in Dermatology and Laser is preferable.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Care Certificate
• Educated to GCSE grade c or equivalent in key skills level 2 or functional skills numeracy / literacy
• NVQ in Health or Health & Social care level 2 or equivalent
• Paediatric basic life support

Experience

• Experience of working in secondary care
• 1 Year working within a health care setting
• Experience of working as a HCA

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to follow instruction and organise work load
• Caring and compassionate nature
• Awareness of the importance of safeguarding
• Interest in Dermatology and Laser

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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