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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Skegness Outpatients department due to developments of new services and changes in Outpatient clinic requirements and skills. We are seeking an enthusiastic & highly motivated Health Care Support Workers to join our friendly team.

The Outpatient's Department is a busy environment which will offer you a fantastic opportunity to use all clinical and non clinical skills when dealing with the public

Currently clinics are held Monday to Friday, however services have the potential to expand to 7 day a week working. Therefore the successful candidate must be able to work hours flexibly to meet needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

Skegness Hospital is part of Lincolnshire Community Health Service (LCHS), a busy progressive community hospital providing a variety of services to the local population of Skegness and surrounding areas.

The Outpatient Department facilitates multi-speciality clinics, including Surgery, Medicine, Renal, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology, Diabetes, Rheumatology, Paediatrics and phlebotomy services and many more giving a wide variety of development. Training will be given to support facilitation of these services.

The current position would cover Monday -Friday 37.5 hours per week, however, as services develop and expand, this may change, therefore the candidate must be flexible to meet the changeable service need.

Your main role would involve working as a member of the Outpatient team across all services/clinics including phlebotomy to provide a safe, efficient and cost effective service to patients.

Participate in the efficient running of clinics

Contribute to the delivery of care and assist in planning patient treatments

Assess safety and risk to both patients and self, implementing a safe working environment

Assist with carrying out patient's treatments.

To deliver a safe , effective and cost effective phlebotomy service. Training will be given.

Accountable to maintaining and adhering to current infection prevention control guidance

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce. 

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives.  Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments.  Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme.  Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev