Due to new ways of working and the need to expand the times and days offered to our patients, we are offering a rewarding challenge to an enthusiastic and motivated Band 2 Health Care Assistant.
We have many specialities that you will have the opportunity to experience These are, Respiratory, Rapid Breast , Endocrinology, Cardiology and ENT, to name but a few.
These specialities will be found in the main OPD areas in the Birmingham Treatment Centre, Sandwell Health Campus and Rowley Regis Hospital where you will be expected to take part in cross site working.
We offer a 4-6 months mentorship with an experienced team member so you can feel confident and part of the team straight away.
We would welcome applications from candidates who have previous experience and are prepared to undertake the level 2 healthcare support worker apprenticeship programme as part of their employment.
Main duties will be to assist the clinician, such as performing height & weight measurements, testing urine samples and blood pressure monitoring and then inputting the data into the Electronic Patient Record
You will be called to chaperone while the clinician examines the patient
The successful candidate should be friendly, motivated and open to learning new ways of working.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
