Now Hiring: Healthcare Assistant needed in Plymouth (Visa Sponsorship Offered)

Plymouth Hospitals is a large acute trust in the Southwest of England, situated on the Devon and Cornwall border and provides perioperative care for elective and emergency patients across the region. The hospital is a designated Trauma Centre and tertiary referral centre for Neurological and Cardiac patients. The trust is a teaching hospital with close links to the Peninsula Medical School and the University of Plymouth.

Main Recovery has 14 bays and runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Recovery area covers acutely ill patients from a vast array of surgical specialities and is part of the Hospital ‘escalation’ plan. This means we can care for HDU patients, as well as our own post-surgery patients. Within our normal working day we accommodate 17 theatres worth of patients including elective and emergency specialities. Out of hours we recover all the emergency surgery patients apart from Cardiothoracic. This means we have a vast amount of acute medicine skills and experience to draw on within our team.

Unfortunately this post does not meet the latest thresholds for international recruitment and sponsorship. Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and ‘At Risk’ status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job:

• To assist in the preparation of Main Recovery prior to operations and to carry out cleaning of designated areas within the Recovery area as directed.
• To be able to recognise and meet the specific needs of patients undergoing surgery/recovery.
• To maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
• To implement care packages for patients undergoing general and local anaesthesia post-surgery. Support patients during their recovery phase post-surgery and prior to discharge back to the Postbridge Unit/designated discharge area or Ward.
• To escort patients as required in accordance with Hospital policy.
• To assist, under supervision of a Registered Practitioner, in Stage 1 recovery for patients having had surgical interventions or procedures carried out on them. To implement the care pathway for patients in stage 2 Recovery as a designated practitioner.
• To perform clinical observations on patients under the supervision of Registered Practitioners, being able to recognise, record and escalate changes in patients normal parameters to Registered Practitioners/Medical staff.
• To update patient information systems to allow for a bigger picture view of any and all patients who have been through the Recovery area. To accurately maintain records relating to patients onward journeys to Wards and Units.

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.

Please note that all communication will be electronic, please check your email account regularly. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.