Healthcare Assistant Ophthalmology Outpatients

The role of the Health Care Assistant is to assist the qualified nurse to:

• Provide direct care and support to the patient as delegated by the qualified nurse.
• Maintain a clean safe environment for patients and relatives.
• Assist with clerical and housekeeping duties.
• Contribute to maintaining the unit's philosophy of care.
• To be able to work in a learning environment, providing a high standard of nursing care and support to patients.
• To work flexibly according to the needs of the department including clinical areas across site where required.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time (37.5hrs) HCA3 at Epsom and St Helier Ophthalmology Outpatients department.

Applicants must have previous HCA experience, preferably within ophthalmology and/or outpatients setting and have extended skills to include BP, BM, phlebotomy. You must be willing to further develop your skills and knowledge on a variety of ophthalmic related tasks and activities.

Applicants will be required to Monday to Friday 9-5 and to be able to work across site as necessary.

Willingness to expand clinical knowledge and skills and to work in a variety of clinics is required. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required, and the ability to work under pressure.

Applicants must be motivated, flexible, able to work as part of a team, and have excellent interpersonal skills. Applicants will need to be able to work flexibly around the needs of the service.

We are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants who already hold a visa that allows them to work in the UK are welcome to apply. However, the Trust will not be able to offer sponsorship once that visa expires. For training and operational reasons, applicants must also have at least 12 months remaining on their visa at the start of employment.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.