Job summary
- Main area
- Orthpaedic
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - Occasional Saturdays)
- Job ref
- 343-7446807-RB-SK
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom Hospital,
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £29,651 - £31,312 Pa incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
To greet and help patients as necessary when arriving at the outpatients department.
To assist the Doctor by preparing equipment for minor procedures.
To ensure patients privacy and dignity maintained at all times, chaperone the medical/Clinical staff as necessary.
Record patients vital signs
Carry out venesection and ECG when deemed competent, access any results and ensure passed onto the relevant personnel.
Assist with the moving and handling of patients using the correct aids available.
Record patient’s height and weight and assist them in completing any research questionnaires as required.
Escort patients to x-ray and other departments as necessary
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is band 3 healthcare worker role, in a pre-assessment unit in SWLEOC.
See attached JD for details
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting preferably Pre assessment & Outpatients department
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within Orthopaedics Experience of working as part of a team
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Basic Education including Maths & English at GSCE level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Achieved NVQ level 3 and Care Certificate
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication and Computer skills. Venepuncture trained
Desirable criteria
- Problem solving, organisation and time management skills.
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected]. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Navin Dalaya
- Job title
- Clinical lead Pre-assessment ( Matron)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01372735670
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