Job overview

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 24 hours per week.

We have an exciting opportunity for a  Band 3 Healthcare Assistant if you would like to join our dynamic and forward thinking teams at our  Minor Injury & Illness unit at the Vale Hospital in Dursley. 

We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and dedicated Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to work closely with our multidisciplinary team to provide high quality care to Adult & Paediatric patients with minor injuries and illnesses. 

While training can be offered in specific skills, the successful applicant will need their NVQ Level 3 Qualification in Health & Social Care

Main duties of the job

•    Provide Patient care as directed by trained staff
•    working with colleagues to provide a safe and welcoming environment for staff , patients and visitors 
•    Entering patient details onto clinical systems such as SystmOne
•    Ordering of stores
•    Reception & Administrative role – booking in patients that arrive to the unit, answering telephone calls and assisting with patient and professional enquiries.
•    Maintaining cleaning schedules and controls stock, equipment and materials.
•    Contributes to promoting health and safety, minimising risk in the workplace
•    Performing Clinical Observations including NEWS & PEWS scores, Visual Survey, Plastering, wound care & ECG's.

This role requires staff to work a variety of hours over a 7 day week. 

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. 

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.