Healthcare Assistant - Gynaecology Outpatients

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 3 Healthcare Assistant

West Middlesex hospital are looking for a dedicated, compassionate highly motivated and patient focused Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join the team working Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate must have a genuine enthusiasm for caring and supporting women who have gynaecological issues who attend the Department.

You will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team supporting the efficient running of a busy Gynaecology clinic alongside other Healthcare Assistants, Nurses, Specialist nurses and Doctors providing high standards of care and who will support you in delivering a high quality patient centred service.

The clinic incorporates early pregnancy unit, menopause, urogynaecology, 2 week wait cancer patients, general gynaecology, fertility, post-menopausal bleeding, and endometriosis and fertility services. We also offer outpatient hysteroscopy, colposcopy and assist termination of pregnancy patients.

You will learn new skills and enhance your knowledge in gynaecology and women’s health. If you are a Healthcare Assistant who is very patient centred, this could be an exciting opportunity for you!

The post holder works under the indirect supervision of the Registered Nurse. They will work within the boundaries of their existing and developing skills at all times.

The post holder is expected to maintain high standards of care, managing their time, tasks and resources effectively. The key areas within that the healthcare assistant will be expected to support include the colposcopy and hysteroscopy service which are vital tertiary clinics within the department.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

• Chaperoning, and assisting in clinics , ensuring adequate stock is available and to ensure the service runs effectively by supporting the relevant practitioners.
• Cleaning equipment and uphold infection control standards and policies.
• To promote and safeguard the wellbeing of patients, their families and colleagues and escalate any concerns to the nurse in charge.
• To assist with the Termination of Pregnancy service and provide any duties that pertains to the patient group.
• To assist with outpatient procedures in gynaecology and early pregnancy unit.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.