Job summary
HCA support in women's health clinic and diabetes in pregnancy service as per JD includes running of GTT and diabetes education clinic, general outpatient clinic support

Main duties of the job
HCA duties - observations, documentation, CO monitoring, health advice, diabetes education, phlebotomy, escalation, working with clinical medical and midwifery teams, general outpatient care, emergency clinical support as required, chaperone duties, administrative duties, departmental support

Job responsibilities

• People who use our services are from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of needs, which may include mental health, learning disabilities or dementia.
• The Womens Health Clinic at the QE is a busy environment with a number of different clinical pathways and clinics taking place, often at the same time. It is the outpatient site for the provision of gynaecology, early pregnancy (including termination), fertility, obstetric ultrasounds, Rapid Access Cancer (RAC) and all Consultant-led antenatal clinics.
• As a support worker, you will be working closely with individuals, supporting the patients journey through the clinic setting. You will work closely with clinicians from all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality, safe patient care across both the QE and Blaydon sites.
• The post holder must be able to adopt a flexible approach to work patterns and environment, and work with service users and their families in the education and promotion of health during pregnancy.
• The post holder will support clinical teams across the maternity services in providing education and individual care with direct contact for women and their families. Frequently working independently without direct supervision; where confidentiality; and privacy and dignity policy must be adhered to at all times.
• Healthcare support workers will report any deviation from normal to the qualified midwife/nurse and be able to plan and prioritise tasks to meet the needs of clinic attendees.
• To play an active role in the prevention of cross infection including offering advice and assistance to women, their families and visitors.

Person Specification
Skills
Essential

• Care certificate (or working towards)
• Level 2/3 healthcare or equivalent

Desirable

• Clinical skills
• HCA experience

Experience
Essential

• HCA experience

Desirable

• Clinical skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found on the UK Government website.