Senior Healthcare Assistant in OPD

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stockport is seeking a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to deliver compassionate care to patients in an outpatient setting. The role involves supporting junior staff, undertaking vital signs measurements, and contributing to service improvements. Opportunities for ongoing professional development are available.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance for loans and savings

Local financial advice from Stockport Credit Union

Qualifications

• Must possess high professionalism and confidence.
• Expected to support junior staff and share in leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality personal care to patients.
• Undertake vital signs measurement and administrative tasks.

Skills

Professionalism

Confidence

Compassion

Tools

Venepuncture

ECG recording

Job description

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The Senior Healthcare Support Worker within the Outpatient setting across a variety of areas on site, providing high quality, caring, compassionate and personal care to patients and their families/carers, under the direction of the registered healthcare professionals and senior colleagues, both independently and as part of the multi- disciplinary team. We currently have vacancies for a 37.5 hour post and a 28.5 hour post.

Successful applicants must possess a high level of professionalism and confidence, and a positive commitment to service improvement. We expect every team member to share in leadership and decision making, and to support junior and novice staff in achievement of their own potential.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve their full potential and there are opportunities for ongoing CPD including wound care, medical devices and training specific to various specialities like ENT and Orthopaedics.

You will be expected to meet all the Values and Behaviours set out by The Trust, act as a role model for junior staff and go that extra mile to provide the high standard of service required at all times in our Outpatient Department

As well as administrative preparation, communication with the public and delivering personal care, this senior role includes undertaking venepuncture, measurement of vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, Blood Pressure) & ECG recording . Training will be given for the right candidate if you do not already have these skills.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits We Offer To You

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leigh Harper Job title: Sister Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01614194153

Please contact a Sister from the contact list below to discuss the role or to arrange an informal visit:

Paula Portoles Isla & Leigh Harper - 0161 419 4153

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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