| Posting date: | 10 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 – £25,674 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, SK4 1LW |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6838679/236-SCO-CS026-25 |
Health Care Assistant Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative Health Care Assistant to join our busy team at Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre, and Kingsgate House Stockport.
We are a part of The Dermatology Centre at Salford Care Organisation, which offers a full range of dermatology services and is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Our specialist services include:
- Dermatological Surgery
- General Dermatology clinics
- Skin Cancer services
- Acne clinics
- UVB
- Skin Analytic / Photography clinic
Your job role will involve supporting the Photography Clinic pathway within our new image capture clinic and working in the above areas supporting clinical staff members to ensure the smooth running of the department.
Your main work base will be Kingsgate House but you will be expected to work across sites when required.
Every year the Dermatology Centre cares for approximately 13,000 new outpatients with a further 26,000 follow up appointments. We aim to provide the highest achievable standards of care as a part of this great team.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship
Main duties of the job
You will be a motivated team player with a flexible attitude. Ideally you will have knowledge/ experience in Dermatology.
You will be required to work your hours flexibly (Mon-Fri 8.30am-17.00pm. Shifts reflect clinical activity and service demands and are usually 4 or 8 hours long. Whilst your main work base is at Stockport, you will be expected to work across sites.
This exciting new job role will involve supporting our new image capture clinic under Nurse supervision. This will involve the ability to greet and signpost patients, assisting with questionnaires, and undertaking photography of lesions. Chaperoning in clinics, assisting in minor surgery, venepuncture, basic observations, and cleaning will also be undertaken, as well as stock ordering and helping to supervise junior staff.
We are looking for a person who can communicate well with staff and patients alike. This should be someone who takes pride in their work and strives to enhance the patient experience with their knowledge and skills.
The successful candidate will be supported by the registered nurses and the Band 3 HCA’s already in post.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication (written and verbal skills)
- Basic IT skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Desirable criteria
- Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
- Experience of working within a team
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners
- Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship – or equivalent experience
- Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
- Care Certificate
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact resourcingnca@nca.nhs.uk
To apply for this job please visit findajob.dwp.gov.uk.