Job description

Gynaecology Health Care Assistant Band 3 Part time 37 hours a week

It is an exciting time withinGynaecology servicesas we continue to develop and advance clinical services.

We are looking for a part time genecology health care assistant.

The successful candidate will work as a member of a multi disciplinary team. You will be an enthusiastic, reliable, non-judgmental individual, possessing good organisational and communication skills.

• Ensuring departmental equipment is cleaned and well maintained and report any repairs required in line with Trust policy.
• Adhering to any patient isolation requirements
• Safely disposing of blood and blood products, and sharps
• Cleaning up spillages,
• Contribute to the resuscitation of a patient that is administering basic CPR following appropriate training.

Support effective communication by:

• Answering telephone and personal enquiries in a clear, polite and professional manner, taking messages and referring call or enquiries as appropriate, ensuring strict confidentiality at all times in line with trust policy.
• Participating in meetings as required.
• Supporting the transfer of patients to other wards and departments with the appropriate documentation.
• Communication with patients about the times of tests appointments.
• Preparation of medical notes for outpatient appointment, in line with trust policy, as and when provided.
• Provide clear verbal updates to members of the multi-disciplinary team relating to patient care.

Thank you for your interest in this post and for taking the time to read this information pack. We hope that this exciting and rewarding role catches your imagination and that you are encouraged to apply.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is an Acute Trust with a teaching hospital, which also runs community services in Lewisham. We have an income of around £500 million. We serve a population of 600,000 people, employ 6,000 staff and have 855 beds across our two main hospital sites.

The Trust provides NHS services for local people in Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. The Trust comprises two hospitals, University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) and Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), as well as 11 different health centres in Lewisham. In addition, we provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.

UHL is situated in the heart of Lewisham borough. It is a teaching hospital that obtained university status in 1997 due to the role it played in undergraduate education and research. QEH, located in Woolwich, provides a broad portfolio of primarily acute services for those living in Greenwich and North Bexley.

Maintaining a safe environment

Contribute to the provision of a safe environment for patients by:

• Ensuring departmental equipment is cleaned and well maintained and report any repairs required in line with Trust policy.
• Adhering to any patient isolation requirements
• Safely disposing of blood and blood products, and sharps
• Cleaning up spillages,
• Contribute to the resuscitation of a patient that is administering basic CPR following appropriate training.

Communication

Support effective communication by:

• Answering telephone and personal enquiries in a clear, polite and professional manner, taking messages and referring call or enquiries as appropriate, ensuring strict confidentiality at all times in line with trust policy.
• Participating in meetings as required.
• Supporting the transfer of patients to other wards and departments with the appropriate documentation.
• Communication with patients about the times of tests appointments.
• Preparation of medical notes for outpatient appointment, in line with trust policy, as and when provided.
• Provide clear verbal updates to members of the multi-disciplinary team relating to patient care.

Contribute to the assessment of a patient by undertaking the following observations and recording/reporting findings to the doctor attending the clinic:

• Temperature
• Pulse
• Blood Pressure – manual and electronic
• Respirations
• Peak Expiratory flow rate
• Oxygen saturation levels
• Check and use trust blood glucose monitoring equipment to measure and record patient’s blood sugar following appropriate training.
• Weighing patients

Contribute to the assessment of a patient by undertaking the following tests and reporting findings to the doctor attending clinic.