Health Care Assistant within the eye outpatient’s department will be undertaking the role of assisting the professionally qualified staff in the delivery of all aspects of care to ensure patient focused care is delivered safely and in a timely manner.
This role requires the staff member to perform some specialist testing of patients who visit the unit, this will be an integral part of this role within this very busy fast paced unit.
You will also provide clinical support as required to help always ensure the efficient and effective running of the Ward/Department, following current standards and policies relevant to the area.
Work as part of a team within a very busy fast paced unit, delivering specialist testing to enable doctors to be able to diagnose and treat many of the ophthalmic conditions in which we support our patients.
To be able to quickly learn skills and follow instructions for their important job role to enable the team to complete their part of the journey that patients follow when attending for ophthalmic issues.
Ability to attend many learning events to increase knowledge and skills to and adopt them into the work area.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024