Role Summary
The Healthcare Assistant will work with a team of HCA's and Assistant Practitioner to ensure the smooth running of the Oncology Outpatient service. The role involves supporting patients whilst they attend for either treatment reviews or follow up clinic appointments. They are responsible for ensuring that each patient has the necessary blood tests, ECG, clinical measurements and appointments prior to starting their treatment. They will assist the medical team in providing written information for the designated treatment and other support services.
About the Role
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More detail about the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate person to join our team within the busy Oncology Outpatients Department and Cherrybrook Unit. The successful candidate will need to enjoy working with people and be able to maintain a professional, empathic approach, in this sensitive environment.
This post involves working Monday to Friday’s alongside the Oncology Consultants in their outpatient clinics, making appointments, providing information and support to patients and families and completing simple clinical tasks as directed.
The successful candidate will be supported to develop further clinical skills such as venepuncture and ECG's so that these investigations can take place within the unit, minimising multiple visits to the hospital.
The Healthcare Assistant will support the Registered Nurses on Cherrybrook Day case unit by helping to prepare and clean the unit each day, and will also have the opportunity to support clinics in our outreach location at Ottery St Mary hospital from time to time.
We are particularly keen to hear from people who are organised, kind and who work well under pressure to join our dedicated team in this specialised area.
Working Pattern: 8am - 6pm
Interview Date: to be confirmed
For more information please contact Clare Rowley, 01392 404582, clare.rowley@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
