Health Care Assistant

Are you a compassionate, caring and communicative individual looking to grow your career in a world-class teaching hospital? Then this Healthcare Assistant (HCA) role could be the ideal opportunity for you!

University Hospital Southampton (UHS) is one of the largest acute teaching trusts in England and provides a wide range of healthcare services to some 1.9 million people living in Southampton and South Hampshire. Our Healthcare Assistants help our nurses and doctors at UHS, by offering the highest standards of personal care and support to our patients. The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service is looking for a band 2 HCA who would like to develop their skills within cystic fibrosis care. This role is full time and our service operates from 0900-1700 Monday to Friday.We are an amazing team who want to support and develop your skills to care for our Cystic Fibrosis patients. As part of this role you will also have the opportunity to work alongside our PCD (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia) and Bronchiectasis teams.

We would welcome any informal visits to the department.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
What we can offer you

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Your Responsibilities

What you’ll do

In this role you will:

• Work as part of the MDT within the outpatient department.
• Undertake observations in the clinic including collection of samples
• Once trained, carry out venesection and sweat testing
• Take responsibility for cleaning, stock checking and ordering for the department
• Support the MDT as required

What we’re looking for

The successful candidate will ideally hold a care certificate and have previous experience in a caring role, particularly in an acute hospital setting. They will be flexible to the demands of the service. The candidate should be willing to complete a care certificate within 6 months if they do not already have one.

We are looking for a candidate with excellent communication and interpersonal skills so they are able to deal with the diversity of patients across the unit.

In return, we offer excellent opportunities to be part of our friendly and hard working team, who are committed to making a difference to peoples’ lives and provide the best care and variety of work.

Additional information

Interviews will be held on Thursday, 15th June 2023

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.