Apprentice Senior Health Care Assistant

We are seeking a motivated, career minded individual, to join our dedicated team. Are you passionate about continuous learning? Do you demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and like a challenge?

In a busy and fast paced environment, you will be supported through a competency based training programme to integrate and work confidently within the team. We will offer you training to actively provide assistance for Cath Lab and Cardiology Day Case patients in pre-procedure, during procedures and post procedure environment, including inpatients

You will assist the team in the pre-procedure and post-procedure cleanliness and maintenance of medical equipment for functionality.

With support, you will be responsible to help maintain a safe environment, and assist as directed to care and move equipment, supplies, blood and

specimen products, and pharmacy items.

Supporting stock management within the Cath Labs and Cardiology Day Case will be an important part of the role.

DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU ALREADY HOLD A LEVEL 3 QUALIFICATION IN DIRECT CARE (INCLUDING NVQ’S, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OR EQUIVALENT)

Functional Skills – all successful applicants will need to undertake a skill scan and initial assessment in English and Maths. On completion of this, you will be given a personalised plan to develop your skills.

Please ensure you include all your qualifications on your application form - if not includedyou may not be shortlisted.

• To proactively support patients, nursing team and wider MDT within the Cath Lab and Cardiology Day Unit. Act as a circulating person during procedures (when fully trained).
• Perform venepuncture and cannulation.
• Undertake recording of 12 lead ECG's
• Support transfer of patients to and from cath labs/day unit/wards.
• To work with the team to ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained as per infection control.
• To support stock levels/scan and receipt stock.
• To ensure that equipment is clean at all times, stored safely and faults are reported.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise McReynolds Job title: Senior Sister Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: View phone number on uk.workus.org

View phone number on uk.workus.org (Monday - Wednesday)