Job description

We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team on a 15 bedded Orthopaedic Trauma Surgical ward. This is a busy and exciting environment which provides expert clinical care to emergency orthopaedic patients.

We work closely with our Clinical Nurse Specialist, therapy and surgical team to smooth the pathway for our patients and consistently get very positive feedback about our ward environment and caring staff.

We are supported by an excellent nursing team including two CNS and a CPF who provide teaching and experience to assist you in your role; we will offer you full induction and specialist training within your role to facilitate better patient outcomes.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.

We provide academically-led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital Eastman Dental Hospital

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

For more information, please access the following link: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/

For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.