Job summary
Band 2 Health Care Assistant Benign Gynaecology Outpatients
0.85WTE/31.88 hours a week

The busy Women's Health Outpatient Department is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable Healthcare Assistant. The successful candidate will work alongside a team of professionals in providing individual and structured nursing care within an out patients setting including Hysteroscopy and Colposcopy suites. A flexible and adaptable approach is required to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job
To provide support for the nursing team caring for women attending the Benign gynaecology out patients department. This will include caring for women within the Early Pregnancy unit, Colposcopy suite, hysteroscopy suite and in out patients clinics.

To provide nursing care to all patients attending Outpatients at the Royal Surrey Hospital under the guidance of the registered nurses within the department.

To ensure that care is evidence based and patient centered.

The post holder will assist with administration and organisation of the nursing service within the Outpatient area including the teaching of new staff or those in training.

About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

• To adhere to the main standards of performance for patient care, within the concepts of the accepted nursing philosophy and good customer care.
• To provide care, support and clinical function to all patients within the Outpatient area.
• Ensure effective communication and interpersonal skills with the other members of the team. Promote a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for both team members and patients. Be courteous, helpful and supportive to patients at all time.

Qualifications
Desirable

• Care Certificate

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Previous administrative or secretarial experience
• Able to perform a range of administrative procedures including patient facing communications
• Experience of working in a team

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.