NHS
Senior Healthcare Assistant - Liver
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Job Description
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- oGCSE Maths & English grade C or above / Grade 4 - 9 OR Functional/Key skills level 2 numeracy and Functional/Key Skills level 2 literacy
- oBNCS or NVQ / Internal Level 2 training programme
- oLevel 3 QCF diploma (Qualification Credit Framework) in healthcare / NVQ level 3
- oPrevious experience of working in an acute health care or related setting
- oUnderstanding of health and safety issues within healthcare
- oUnderstanding of concept and application of confidentiality
- oUnderstanding of the role of a band 3 senior HCA
- oGCSE Maths & English grade C or above / Grade 4 - 9 OR Functional/Key skills level 2 numeracy and Functional/Key Skills level 2 literacy
- oBNCS or NVQ / Internal Level 2 training programme
- oLevel 3 QCF diploma (Qualification Credit Framework) in healthcare / NVQ level 3
- oPrevious experience of working in an acute health care or related setting
- oUnderstanding of health and safety issues within healthcare
- oUnderstanding of concept and application of confidentiality
- oUnderstanding of the role of a band 3 senior HCA
Job summary
Are you looking for a motivating and rewarding career? Do you thrive on a challenge and want to make a difference to patients? Come and join our enthusiastic and innovative Gastroenterology team!
Liver cancer is the fastest-rising cause of cancer- related deaths in the UK. The most common form of primary liver cancer is hepatic cellular carcinoma ( HCC) accounting for 85% of all primary liver cancers.
The benefit of HCC US Surveillance is only realised with regular attendance.
Patients who are at risk of HCC come from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds, including those from undeserved communities.
If you are interested in this position, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The role would include the following, however this is not exhaustive, as this is a new and developing role in the team.
Some of the role would incorporate face to face patient contact, however there is a substantial element that would be computer/ admin based.
Attendance on the clinical van in the community supporting the lead hepatitis nurse to identify cirrhotic patients who will need HCC surveillance.
Performing venepuncture and dry blood spot tests.
Interaction and discussion with patients who may need support to attend 6 monthly ultrasound scans and blood tests, particularly recognizing those patients who come from undeserved communities.
Performing Fibroscan in the community as well as in hepatology clinics in the hospital to identify cirrhotic, at-risk patients.
Assisting the liver nurse with the monitoring of patients who are having hepatic cellular carcinoma surveillance.
Running a 2 - weekly report using PACS to identify patients who may need abdominal ultrasound scans for HCC surveillance.
Work closely with the liver nurse to identify any patients who are high risk and may need further imaging.
Keeping the liver surveillance databases up to date.
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Date posted
10 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
438-PB2787
Job locations
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Preston
PR2 9HT
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
Performs basic nursing care to a high quality standard which meets the individual needs of patients
Has achieved and maintained core and specific competencies as per HCA Development pathway and by manager.
Demonstrates compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way
Proactively engages with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, and gain co-operation and agreement.
Receives positive feedback from patients/relatives/team members/students
Identifies and reports patients needs not included in the care plan, to the nurse in charge
For more information please see the job description
Job responsibilities
Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
Performs basic nursing care to a high quality standard which meets the individual needs of patients
Has achieved and maintained core and specific competencies as per HCA Development pathway and by manager.
Demonstrates compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way
Proactively engages with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, and gain co-operation and agreement.
Receives positive feedback from patients/relatives/team members/students
Identifies and reports patients needs not included in the care plan, to the nurse in charge
For more information please see the job description
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Qualifications & Education
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer's website
https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer's website
https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.