Healthcare Assistant - Urology QEH

We are looking for an ambitious, passionate, and patient focused person to work with us as a Healthcare Assistant within Urology. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Specialist Nurses and existing Health Care Assistants within the Urology Directorate at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.

As a Band 2 Health Care Assistant you will be working alongside Specialist Nurses, Senior Healthcare Assistants, and all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team. You will have the chance to expand your knowledge and skills in this field of Nursing with the opportunity to attend virtual and classroom-based training courses.

You will be well supported by the existing team within Urology to take up this new challenge with a focus on patient pathways and treatments.,

• To provide and monitor a safe, person-centered care to a designated group of patients, service users and families in a range of care settings under the direction of the specialist nurses, without direct supervision in line with an agreed plan of care.


• To support the Specialist Nurses by contributing to delivery of care for this group of patients


• To assist in the monitoring of conditions and health needs of patients on a continual basis in partnership with colleagues, families and carers, referring to others for reassessment.


• To work under supervision of the Urology Specialist Nurses partaking in clinics on the unit as directed.
  
  Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!


The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours


• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service


• Multi Faith prayer room


• Discounted gym memberships


• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement


• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it


• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site


• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support


• On-site Nursery


• On-site cafes offering staff discounts


• Support in career development


• Flexible staff bank


• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics