Healthcare Assistant

1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 12 months

Hours are part time, 12 hours per week.

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.

To support the clinical activities of Working Well Occupational Health by providing technical and administrative support as required.

To work as part of a team of Occupational Health Professionals in a supporting role and assist in the delivery of needs\-based services to external organisations for whom a service is provided, and NHS employees in Gloucestershire.

Technical/Clinical Duties

• Undertake venepuncture in line with OH policy, informing clients of results and undertaking any necessary follow up action.


• Participate in audit for clinical practice and assist with data collection for research


• Ensure clear and accurate records are kept in line with government guidelines for records and record keeping


• Responsibility for the temperature recording of the drug refrigerators and routine care


• To liaise with senior OH Practitioners where results are outside of agreed parameters


• To work within clear pathways/protocols and to liaise with Senior OH Practitioners where results are outside of agreed parameters.

The qualification, training \& experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.

76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.

81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high\-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top\-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

• To create and maintain confidential health records for Service Users using the Occupational Health G2 database


• Ensure all blood results for Service Users are followed up and entered accurately into G2


• Responsible for ordering and maintaining the correct levels of resources for the clinical rooms


• Ensure that clinical equipment is maintained and calibrated on a planned basis and appropriate records maintained


• Contribute to the general tidiness of the department and clinical rooms and report any health and safety issues


• Assist with the care of staff following contamination injuries and in monitoring and following up cases; auditing of incidents and data correlation.


• Maintain a working knowledge of relevant statutory codes of practice, guidance notes, departmental procedures and Protocols


• Report untoward incidents such as complaints, clinical emergencies or injury to senior

As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.

You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.

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