Senior Health Care Assistant

We are looking to recruit a Senior Health Care Assistant to out team!

This will involve meeting and greeting patient on attendance /admission answering telephone queries or escalating calls to senior members of the clinical team

The post holder should have a passion for supporting bereaved families following early pregnancy loss and be able to provide both physical and emotional care to women following loss through miscarriage /Ectopic pregnancy

Clinically will be able to support and provide non judgmental sensitive and compassionate care to women and their families .

"We would welcome applications from candidates who hold Level 2 Healthcare qualification who would be willing to undertake the Level 3 qualification during their employment"

Main duties of the job

To provide support to all Nursing Teams on EGAU/EPAU

To ensure all clinical areas are stocked and tidy for daily clinics

To provide chaperone support as required and assist with pelvic and Gynaecology Examinations.

To provide sensitive and non Judge mental care to women and families going through loss of pregnancy/ Termination of Pregnancy

To provide compassionate care to women undergoing Gynaecology cancer treatments pre and post surgery

To be able to undertake phlebotomy cannulation ECG and completion of patient safety plans on admission , as required with close working of nursing Teams

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives