Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, caring and enthusiastic health care assistant to join our HIV team in East Lancashire.

The post holder will be required to do 2 to 3 blood clinics per week, chaperone home visits, support with administration work, and assist doctors and nurses in order to provide a high standard of care to patients attending the HIV Services ensuring they promote the patient dignity and comfort. The post holder will work as a team member, ensuring the smooth running and efficiency of the service is maintained

Main duties of the job

Please see job description for full information

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To prepare and run there own patient blood clinics
• To offer emotional support to patients where indicated

• To act as a chaperone to both medical and nursing staff as required according to trust policy.

• Following training perform venipuncture, basic observations (such as Blood pressure, pulse, weight, height and BMI) and other screening tests for patients within the sexual health care setting, for example, urinalysis, pregnancy testing, sexual health screening.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.