Job Description

NHS AfC: Band 2






Main area
Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Days 0700-1930 and Night 1900-0730)
Job ref
164-5627264-A


Site
CROSS SITE: Queens Medical Centre & City Hospital
Town
Nottingham
Salary
\xc2\xa322,383 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2023 23:59


Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a you to join the new and innovative Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit (EPOC) as a Healthcare Assistant. This is a rapidly developing service which supports the delivery of holistic, high quality care to surgical patients at increased risk of adverse outcomes.
Successful Candidates will have the unique opportunity to help shape this new service to enable the EPOC unit to become an outstanding new addition to the surgical perioperative pathway.
Main duties of the job
EPOC is a bespoke built unit, comprising of 14 beds cross-site of post-operative patients from a variety of specialties including Maxillofacial, ENT, HPB, Plastics, Gynaecology, Colorectal, Vascular, Upper GI, Urology, Orthopaedics and Thoracics. Patients will be cared for at a higher level of care, 1.5. This unit will have input from a variety of members from the Multi-Disciplinary team including Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Acute Pain Specialist Nurses, CCOT and Critical Care Pharmacists.
As a Healthcare Assistant within EPOC, you will assist the registered staff with patient care, taking observations, helping with personal care and maintaining supplies and equipment to ensure smooth running of the unit.
Working for our organisation
Working in EPOC will give you an opportunity to develop your skills caring for patients following major surgery. You will be offered training in a variety of skills including patient observations and personal care. There are also opportunities to attend additional training in enhanced HCA skills if desired.
You will have the option to be a link person for a variety of areas or equipment, assisting in staff training and development for EPOC.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition to the summary above, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
The main duties of an EPOC Healthcare Assistant include:
Delivering high quality holistic care to patients following major surgery
Assisting registered staff with observations and personal care for all patients
Managing stock and equipment levels within EPOC
Facilitating efficient and effective care and communication between the team to ensure continuity
We would recommend an informal visit to the EPOC Department to see this new patient pathway in operation and to discuss the exciting plans for the development of this service.
Person specification

Experience
Essential criteria

• experience working as part of a team
• previous experience in healthcare

Desirable criteria

• NVQ in health care
• GSCE Maths & English

Communication & Technology
Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to produce documents using word, excel, etc

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience using Trust software: Medway, Bluespier, NOTIS, Nervecentre

Physical
Essential criteria

• able to carry out full duties of healthcare assistant

Desirable criteria

• evidence of moving and handling training

Planning & Organisation
Essential criteria

• Ablility to mutli task
• Able to prioritise and manage own workload
• Effective time management skills

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