NHS Health Care Assistant: Sponsorship Available

NHS Health care assistant Job summary

NHS Health care assistant at the  Blood and Transplant that collects over 7,000 blood donations every day providing vital blood and blood products that help to save and improve the lives of thousands of people every year. Our team provides a welcoming and special environment for our donors, ensuring they receive exceptional, first-class care. We save lives but we dont work in hospitals. We collect blood from donors in Donor Centres and in our community. As a Healthcare Assistant Blood Donation, you will have the opportunity to learn valuable skills and be an essential member of our team. Youll play a vital role in saving and improving lives daily in an environment where every day is different. Well provide an extensive induction and training programme, including the Skills for Health Care Certificate which is recognised as a foundation to healthcare support throughout the NHS.

Health Care Assistant Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include:

• Welcoming donors at the start of their donor journey to ensure a positive experience throughout their visit.
• Collecting safe blood component donations to ensure we provide a high-quality product for patients.
• Taking part in training to learn how to insert a needle into a donors arm.
• Undertaking training to observe the donors well-being throughout the process, escalating any concerns and promoting donor retention.
• Handling blood products, needles, and a range of equipment on a daily basis.
• Being part of a team that strives to continuously improve our donor service.
• Learning to prepare equipment for use to ensure it is safe and fit for purpose.
• Driving a 7.5 tonne van and 15-seater minibus as and when required (training and assessment will be provided).

The normal hours for this role are 6 days per fortnight. The earliest start time would be 08:00 with a finish time of 17:00, if on a late shift you would be 10:30 starting at finishing at 19:30. The working days are Monday Friday and Sunday. Weekend and bank holiday working will be required. You can expect to work some long hours, but you wont be working more than five days a week.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference – Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we’ll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.