Job summary
- Main area
- Outpatients
- Grade
- AfC Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-LG-EMF18894-B2
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £25,768 per annum pro rata - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant
AfC Band 2
Job overview
The Outpatient Department is seeking an enthusiastic highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of professionals in providing individual and structured nursing care. A flexible and adaptable approach is required to meet the needs of the service. You will be expected to have the flexibility to work within all areas of the Department.
We offer flexible shift patterns including 08:00 – 13:00, 13:30 – 18:30 and 08:00 – 18:00, ideal for part time and full time staff. We deliver clinics and outpatient services across a variety of specialities. Some of our clinics include: Respiratory medicine, ENT, Cardiology, Breast and General surgery
Main duties of the job
To assist in clinics, to ensure an effective and productive outpatient environment.
To provide nursing care to all patients attending Outpatients at the Royal Surrey County Hospital under the guidance of the registered nurses within the department. To ensure that care is evidence based and patient centred. The post holder will assist with administration and organisation of the nursing service within the Outpatient area including the teaching of new staff or those in training.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide nursing care to all patients attending Outpatients at the Royal Surrey County Hospital under the guidance of the registered nurses within the department. To ensure that care is evidence based and patient centred. The post holder will assist with administration and organisation of the nursing service within the Outpatient area including the teaching of new staff or those in training.
Person specification
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Good standard of general education Fully numerate and literate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in a caring environment and demonstration of knowledge in relation to providing high standards of patient care, patient experience and customer care
- Have an understanding of what kind of information they are dealing with – conflicting/ controversial/sensitive and how they will have to deal with it
- To have an ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes
- To show excellent communication and interpersonal skills including an excellent telephone manor
- Taking decision and to what level. Autonomy/Freedom to Act / compliance with the policies
- Excellent customer care focus
- IT Skills, Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills OR/AND any other relevant It systems applicable to the applicant
- Equality and Diversity Needs -to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with the NHS/private care setting
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
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
- Nikki Wenman
- Job title
- OPD Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01483571122
- Additional information
To arrange an informal visit please contact: Nikki Wenman (OPD Sister ext 2479)
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