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Part Time - 30 Hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, hardworking, part time Band 3 health care assistant to join our bespoke nursing team within the outpatients’ clinics at Bolton One in the town centre and also at the RBH site.

There will be regular rotation to cover all clinics at both sites. Being a car driver is essential for this post due to split site working and the need to collect or drop equipment at patient’s homes on occasion.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

Our clinics are always very busy and our patients are our priority. You would need to have excellent communication and time management skills, be able to work flexibly to cover the demands of the varied clinics. You should be willing to use skills such as venepuncture, peak flow and inhaler techniques. A good working knowledge of computer skills and spreadsheets is also necessary. Whilst working at the RBH site you will also work to assist the secretarial team clerically between clinic cover times.

If you are looking to become a member of a dynamic and progressive team and think you have the skills we are looking for then we cannot stress enough the importance of contacting us for further information or an informal visit.

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.

Tracey Holliday – Respiratory Nurse Specialist and Departmental Manager [email protected] 01204 390390 ext 4307

Krystina Dewhurst – ACP

[email protected] 01204 390278 or ext 5278

Working for our organisation

Acute Adult Division

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.                                                         

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values.  We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

The Acute Adult Care Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes Emergency Care, Complex Care and Specialist Medicine. The Division contains the busiest single site Emergency Department in Greater Manchester and has inpatient wards providing acute medicine, rehabilitation and specialist medicine services.  It provides a range of specialist out-patient and community services and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care.