Healthcare Assistant

Transformationunitgm; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Salisbury is seeking a Band 3 team member to join their pre-operative team. This role involves conducting essential pre-operative tests, effectively communicating with team members, and ensuring patient-centered care in a fast-paced clinic setting. The ideal candidate should have experience in acute care environments and hold relevant qualifications such as NVQ in Health. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered, including generous holiday entitlement and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

35 days paid holiday

NHS discounts

On-site car parking

Qualifications

• Candidates must be educated to at least GCSE grade 4 in key numeracy and literacy skills.
• NVQ/QCF in Health or Health and Social Care Level 3 is required.
• Practical experience in an acute care setting for at least 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily pre-operative tests like blood tests and MRSA swabbing.
• Organize and manage a fast-paced clinic environment.
• Keep the Unit stocked with necessary equipment and audit supplies.

Skills

Ability to complete ECG recordings

Proficient in venepuncture skills

Basic IT skills

Caring and compassionate nature

Education

GCSE grade 4 or equivalent

NVQ/QCF in Health or Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent

2 years experience in an acute care environment

Experience within a Pre-op Assessment Unit

Job description

Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 06/01/2026 23:59

Band 3

Job overview

Working as part of the pre-operative team, the role encompasses prepping for elective surgical patients booked clinic appointments, using the hospital IT systems, doing the physical pre-operative tests required, communicating effectively with the wider pre-operative team and prioritising patient care and patient needs. It is a fast-paced and diverse role.

Main duties of the job

• Perform pre-operative testing daily, such as blood tests, MRSA swabbing, ECG, urine samples, and basic observations within a 20 minute timeframe per patient.
• Organise your workload in a fast-paced clinic, seeing patients face-to-face via patient booked clinics and patient walk-ins.
• Using good IT skills, prepare the patient paperwork and test requirements using the hospital IT systems following national/local hospital policies.
• Regularly communicate with the wider pre-op team and demonstrate good team skills.
• Be proficient in ECG recording, venepuncture and basic observation, escalating any concerns.
• Keep the Unit stocked with all the necessary equipment, regularly auditing supply and demand.
• Assist patients as necessary, showing a caring, compassionate nature.
• Follow nurse-led instructions and national/local hospital policies as necessary.
• Risk assess all patient care and be able to use your own initiative to maintain patient safety.
• Respect individuality and diversity of patients, their carers and your colleagues.
• Using attention to detail, promote patient safety and reduce patient risk.
• Be adaptable and flexible to the pre-op policy changes as they happen, keeping regularly updated.
• Engage in the Improving Together methodology practiced in the Trust.
• Help ensure a good flow of the patients through pre-op with prompt time-keeping/workload management.
• Escalate any issues relating to the Unit to the Nurse-in-Charge as necessary.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Education & Training

• Educated to GCSE grade 4 or equivalent in key skills level 2 or functional skills level 2 numeracy and literacy
• NVQ/QCF in Health or Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent
• Experience of working in an acute care environment for a minimum of 2 years
• Experience within a Pre-op Assessment Unit or clinic setting
• Proficient in basic patient observations
• Experience of working in a team

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to complete ECG recordings
• Be proficient in venepuncture skills.
• Be proficient in completing patient’s observations, and elevate any concerns.
• Caring and compassionate nature
• Basic IT skills

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure that this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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