Healthcare Assistant

The unit operates Monday to Friday, 7.30am-8.00pm, caring for peri-operative patients undergoing a wide range of procedures from specialities including: General, Breast, and Gynaecology surgery as well as endoscopy procedures, such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and cancer screening. The role will involve working in theatre, recovery, endoscopy and the day surgery ward. In doing so you will be supporting the qualified nurses in delivering & maintaining a high standard of care.,

• Working under supervision of qualified staff, utilising your knowledge and skills to delivery excellent patient care.
• To engage with all service users, patients and other teams within the Hospital setting.
• To develop your skills to meet the demands and diversity in the department.
• To be adaptable and able to work and communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled team using good interpersonal skills
• Contribute to the development of services within theatre, the day ward and endoscopy environment.
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable, to facilitate the provision of quality care. To support the clinician with invasive procedures acting in a confident and effective way that maintains the patient's well-being. This will include the organisation of equipment, documentation and specimen collection according to Trust Standard operating procedures.
  
  We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.