- Full Time
- Truro
NHS Jobs
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Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year
Job Reference: C9156-24-0635
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About the Job:
Eden Ward – Obs & Gynae Specialty
Eden Ward cares for elective gynaecology and urology patients. It manages the post-operative care of day/overnight patients. There is also an inpatient bed base of 20 looking after more major surgery, emergencies and some medical patients.
We treat our patients with a multi-professional approach, ensuring that their dignity is at the forefront of the care we provide. We are looking for someone who is dynamic, enthusiastic and be able to work well under pressure.
Full time (37.5 hours per week) and part time hours may be available.
Main duties of the job
Working in the NHS is not all about making other people richer or doing meaningless, boring and unrewarding jobs – it’s real work with real people. It takes flexibility, commitment and compassion, but in return we can offer you a rewarding career where you can really make a difference.
With strong team working skills, you will be able to demonstrate the values that are important to us, communicating well with both colleagues and patients. We are open to your ideas for how to improve the services we offer; without compromising on quality and always treating patients and team-mates with respect and dignity.
About us
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE:
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE or equivalent in English and mathematics
- NVQ 2 in Health Care or equivalent
- Clinical skills eg. venepuncture, blood transfusion, aseptic non touch technique
Desirable
- NVQ 3 in Direct Care
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in a care setting
Desirable
- Working in a team
Skills / Knowledge
Essential
- Able to support and reassure patients/carers in distress
- Understands importance of maintaining confidentiality
Desirable
- Good IT skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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