Healthcare Assistant - MIU

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 HCA to join a team of happy and enthusiastic staff at the Minor Injury Unit at Caterham Dene Hospital.

The Caterham Minor Injury Unit is situated at Caterham Dene Community Hospital the Unit is nurse-led, providing a service for the treatment of patients presenting with minor injuries and minor medical conditions. It is open 365 days a year from 8am to 8pm.

If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch, our preferred method of contact is by email., The successful applicant needs to have experience in an emergency care or primary care setting and must have experience in wound dressing and management, performing patient observations including neurological observations and diagnostic testing. They must have skills in applying all types of splints, including basic casting and various supports and treatments for patients and have a good understanding of health education for patients.

We have a wound dressing clinic that offers appointments for follow dressing from MIU and sees patients that Practice Nurses are unable to give and appointment.

The post is joining our staff bank covering days off, annual and sickness, so ad-hoc hours.

Do you want to be part of an organisation that was rated best provider of NHS care to work for nationwide? (2023 staff survey results)

First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. We are looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people, First-rate value.

First Community is a great place to work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and various employee benefits.

Please talk to us before applying or at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet your needs exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible. Please note, flexible working options may vary depending on the role.

At First Community we welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. We ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments.

Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.