Healthcare Assistant

The Healthcare Assistant performs the first assessment for walk in patients. They are responsible (with support) for assessing patients safety to wait. Healthcare Assistants must complete an extended competency requirement, which includes: red flag analysis and escalation requirements etc., Healthcare Assistants work as part of the team, providing clinical support to the multidisciplinary team and to assist other members of the team to ensure a high standard of patient care. Working under the supervision of a clinician and in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, be responsible for performing specific duties including basic vital observations. The Healthcare Assistant will also undertake basic housekeeping duties as directed by the clinician in charge and have a flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working.

NEMS CBS is a high quality, high performing; not-for-profit organisation which delivers integrated urgent care and urgent primary care services to over 1 million patients. Responsive, adaptable and continually evolving, we have a reputation for delivering locally tailored, safe, effective and cost-efficient services with high levels of patient satisfaction. We are committed to investing in our people and have an established programme of learning and development, successfully developing our own Urgent Care Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners. NEMS currently operates 3 main services: (1) Integrated Urgent Care across Nottinghamshire serving a patient population of over 1 million, including home visiting, remote consultation and clinical assessment services; (2) Urgent Primary care provision located within the A&E Department at QMC, (3) A 24-hour walk-in urgent primary care service adjacent to Kings Mill Hospital A&E, Mansfield. Core benefits for the NEMS workforce:

• 25 days of holiday entitlement + bank holidays (pro rata)
• NHS Pension
• Compassionate Leave
• Access ongoing continuous professional development
• Regular clinical supervision
• Flexible working options
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to participate in service development and improvement
• Free refereshments
• Eye Care Vouchers