Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (.)
- Hours
- Part time - 24 hours per week (8.5 half hour working days or option to discuss at interview.)
- Job ref
- 153-ME04480-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker - Same Day Emergency Care
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Assistant within the Same Day Emergency Care Clinic/Acute Medical Unit at the Bournemouth site University Hospitals Dorset.
The Health Care Assistant (HCA) in the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) clinic plays a crucial role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and patient-centered care. The HCA is responsible for assisting with the timely admission, assessment, and treatment of patients, ensuring that they receive the necessary care within the same day.
Applicants are required to have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a commitment to the provision of high standards of care to patients and the ability to treat all patients, relatives and members of staff with dignity and respect.
This is a part-time position, requiring 24 hours per week worked over 3 days. The schedule will primarily be weekdays, with occasional weekend shifts as needed.
This role requires an approved care certificate.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- A positive approach to caring for people of all ages
- Team player
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to adapt and learn in a health care environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within a care environment/NHS
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working with the public
- Basic food handling
Qualfications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of numeracy and literacy
- Completion of care certificate/competency-based workbook
Other
Essential criteria
- Understanding of basic physiology e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements etc.
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
- IT literate
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture and cannulation
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Knapman
- Job title
- Interim Matron
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2056
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