Health Care Assistant Kettering, England
Job description
Kettering Gynaecology Outpatient Department is a busy and rewarding working environment. We offer a range of Gynaecology and Obstetrics clinics, including assessment, treatment and follow up. The department runs Monday to Friday between the hours of 08.30 and 1800, and an unpaid lunch break in the middle.
Your role will be to work as a member of the team to support the service this will include assisting in the minor operating suite all work with in the Gynaecology and Obstetrics outpatient clinics. Full training will be given for the post. This post is ideal if you would like the opportunity to be a part of a dynamic and supportive multi-disciplinary team and meet the requirements of the person specification. You will need to be flexible, motivated and committed to patient-centred care.
Working with a multi-disciplinary team including clinicians, managers, other healthcare staff, patients and relatives in a professional manner using written, and verbal formats is a key requirement of this role. The post holder will abide by the National (DoH 2013) and local Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers.
General Duties:
- To work in 4-to-5-hour blocks, this will be spread over the week from Monday to Friday.
- To assist the doctor in the minor operation, ensuring a high quality and effective service is provided.
- To gain competencies in using specialist equipment.
- To work as part of the team in the gynaecology outpatients departments.
- To gain experience working in gynaecology and antenatal clinic.
- Be aware of the women’s needs – emotional, social, physical and cultural and establish respectful relationships with families and colleagues. Act in ways that support equality and diversity.
- Always behave in an empathetic and caring manner.
- Respect privacy/dignity and beliefs.Acts in a way that supports equality and values diversity.
- Always maintain confidentiality.
- Develop good customer care skills.
- To support the midwife undertaking maternity care.
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighboring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
