Job summary
- Main area
- medicine
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 176-Med-7408067
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
- Town
- Huntingdon
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Endoscopy Healthcare Assistant - Huntingdon
Band 3
Job overview
The Endoscopy Unit at Hinchingbrooke Hospital is looking to expand its services in order to meet the ever growing demand for endoscopic procedures. We offer a work environment with state of the art facilities and a real commitment to your career.
We are currently recruiting Health Care Assistants either with or without Endoscopy experience, to join our dedicated team.
This is an exciting, fast paced and challenging Unit to work on. You need to have a passion for delivering high standards of care, commitment to sharing your knowledge and skills and enthusiasm to help drive our services forward.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be fully supported with personalized development plans to assist in reaching your full potential and career goals. Along with an induction programme which will include supernumerary period and support from a named mentor and clinical educator.
If you are a confident and highly motivated individual who is keen to develop your skills through practice and further education and training, and are excited about becoming a member of the Endoscopy Team, then please get in touch.
Permanent contracts available - Part time and Full time hours. Working Monday to Saturday.
Working for our organisation
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for information regarding the role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE in Mathematics and English
- NVQ Level 3 in care or working towards
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of JETS
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of: Clinical governance / Clinical audit / Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Endoscopy and endoscopic procedures
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the patient and service needs
- Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
- Caring and compassionate
- Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
- Ability to work as part of an effective team
- Highly motivated to succeed
Other
Essential criteria
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 1 year experience as a Health Care Assistant
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Endoscopy and/or Gastroenterology, JETS Competencies at Level 4
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ines de Azevedo Rocha
- Job title
- Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01480416296
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