Senior Healthcare Assistant

Are you looking for a career change? Are you looking for a job where no two days are ever the same? Come and join our dynamic and friendly team! An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant to work in the Southampton Dermatology Centre based at the Royal South Hants Hospital. The Southampton Dermatology Centre operates from 07.00 – 18.00 Monday to Friday, with some optional out of hours/ Saturday working. You will be assisting in the management of the smooth running of clinics within the Dermatology Department and Medical Outpatients Department and assisting the clinicians in our Day Case surgical rooms
YOUR MAIN DUTIES

You can read an overview of the main duties of the role in the section below: Job Description and Main Responsibilities.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached.

To work in a team of nursing staff and clinicians, ensuring high standards of care are developed and maintained within that team.
To give and receive regular reports on the progress of patients, immediately acting on any changes in the patients’ condition, and reporting them to the relevant health care professional.

To assist consultant surgeons in the day case surgery operating rooms

To facilitate the smooth running of various clinics (including Medical Outpatients) and to chaperone patients when necessary.

To provide assistance to clinicians during clinics, taking photographs, observations, helping patients with undressing/dressing.

To assist in admission and recovery
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

At UHS we are committed to providing a flexible working environment. We believe that it benefits everyone if we achieve a positive work-life balance. Whether you are balancing family, study or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

We’re proud to have been voted in the Top Five acute Trusts for our commitment to supporting our staff to achieve work-life balance.

UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme and life insurance.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Dermatology Department offers various services and clinics such as UVL treatment, phototesting, Botox, patch, 2 week skin cancer pathway, vulval clinics. Many of our clinics are nurse led such acne, topical treatments, allergy patch testing, mole mapping and wound clinics.

The post holder will be responsible for assisting in some of these clinics and to chaperone patients. You will also run the admission and recovery area when there are Day Case surgical patients, take observations and providing aftercare information. You will also have the opportunity to provide assistance to the Dermatology Surgeons in the operating rooms.

The post holder will also be responsible for providing care and advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients and relatives. We also look after a small number of clinics for Medical Outpatients such as TB, Diabetes and Gastro and you will be assisting clinicians with observations, venesection and to facilitate the smooth running of these clinics.

We are looking to recruit a Health Care Support worker who has a keen interest in working in the speciality of Dermatology. Previous experience is desirable however not essential as all the training required will provided.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will rise to the challenge of a busy day unit where no two days are the same.

You must be able to work well within a team as well as being able to work autonomously.

You will be able to keep detailed and accurate records.

You will be able to offer a flexible working pattern.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.