*** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRE-OP ASSESSMENT UNIT WILL BE RE-LOCATING TO SENTINAL PARK TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR ***
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Pre Operative Assessment unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for a Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated Nursing team.
We are seeking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant who has a cheerful and friendly disposition to work full time. You must be enthusiastic, reliable, highly motivated with excellent communication skills and enjoy working within a busy team. Venepuncture competency would be advantageous and good IT skills are essential.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will support the qualified nurses pre-operatively assessing patients prior to their surgery. This includes completing documentation, general observations, taking ECGs and venepuncture.
Working for your organisation
The Pre Op Assessment staff are a friendly and supportive team and support will be given to the successful candidate in terms of any required training.
The department is currently open 5 days a week and informal visits are welcome.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Rachael Bollands - Pre Assessment Manager
Rachael.bollands1@nhs.net
01743 261000
Informal visits are welcome.