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Job overview

We are looking for  hard working and pro active Health Care Assistants to join our team working in Day Surgery in Andover Hospital. We have 3 Operating Theatres, 2 recovery rooms and a discharge lounge covering a range of specialities including  ENT,  Ophthalmology and Endoscopy.

Our unit is part of the Andover Community Diagnostic Centre and it has been through exciting refurbishments to house more endoscopy activity.

As a HCA working within our unit, you will support the team during operating procedures as well as recovery, scopes decontamination and reception. You will be playing a crucial role in the efficient turn around of Theatres to maximise utilisation and also, be able to positively contribute to a better patient's experience by helping caring for them in all different areas.

Main duties of the job

To work with supervision and guidance in providing and maintaining a high standard of patient care for those patients undergoing surgery.

The post holders will be expected to undertake Peri-operative circulating duties as the need arises and work as part of a multi-professional team.

The post holders will also be required to receive patients into the department, escort them to the anaesthetic room/theatre, providing comfort and support whilst maintaining respect, privacy and dignity and confidentiality.

The post holders will also undertake training to become competent at various tasks in the Endoscopy theatre, including scopes decontamination and tracking.

The post holders, whilst supporting recovery room, will be able to check patient's observations, offer refreshments. There are opportunities for development, including training to perform 12 lead ECG, venepuncture.

Provide support to reception staff when required, by answering phones, prepare intra-operative packs, greet patients, log arrivals/discharges on online systems, stock stationery, collect notes from Medical Records, send outcomes to relevant teams

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.