NHS
MIU/OPD/Ward Healthcare Assistant - St.Austell
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Job Description
- Req#: C9201-25-0467?language=en&page=934&sort=publicationDateDesc
- GCSE Maths and English
- NVQ 3 in Direct Care or equivalent qualification / experience
- Previous experience as a HCA within a hospital setting
- Experience of working in an urgent care environment / outpatient department / ward environment
- Computer literate and ability to use web-based IT programmes
- Willingness and ability to undertake further skills training, for example, wound management and plaster cast application.
- GCSE Maths and English
- NVQ 3 in Direct Care or equivalent qualification / experience
- Previous experience as a HCA within a hospital setting
- Experience of working in an urgent care environment / outpatient department / ward environment
- Computer literate and ability to use web-based IT programmes
- Willingness and ability to undertake further skills training, for example, wound management and plaster cast application.
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a 20 hour post working within a busy Minor Injury Unit/Outpatient Department/Wards at St Austell Community Hospital.
This post requires the successful candidate to carry out minor injury treatments such as dressings, plastering, general observations and triage.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have experience working in an Urgent care/MIU/OPD/Ward environment and will have completed MIU skills/triage workbooks.
Work will include:
The provision of assistance to the MIU/OPD trained staff within the minor injury unit/outpatient department in planning, delivering, and evaluating care.
Providing the booking in of patients and attending to patient's general needs in the OPD. All interventions will be carried out to a high standard under the supervision of the trained MIU/OPD practitioners
To provide A&C support as needed to members of the team.
This role will involve ward support at times.
An ability to work under pressure in an emergency setting and a willingness to undertake further skills training is essential.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Details
Date posted
02 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year Pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
201-25-253-A
Job locations
St Austell MIU/OPD/Ward
St Austell Community Hospital Porthpean Road
St Austell
PL26 6AA
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Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Education
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Experience
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Knowledge and Abilities
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Education
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Experience
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Knowledge and Abilities
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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.
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Austell MIU/OPD/Ward
St Austell Community Hospital Porthpean Road
St Austell
PL26 6AA
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Austell MIU/OPD/Ward
St Austell Community Hospital Porthpean Road
St Austell
PL26 6AA
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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