Resuscitation Materials and Consumables Assistant

Job overview

The Emergency Department at NNUH is seeking to recruit highly motivated and passionate individuals to join our team as a Senior Health Care Assistant. The NNUH hosts the busiest Emergency Department in the East of England seeing over 120,000 patients every year.

This role is key in continuing our Journey To Outstanding and ensuring that patients are at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for an individual with excellent communication skills who is capable of providing the highest possible standard of patient care.   You’ll work within a varied Multi-disciplinary Team, playing a vital part in ensuring a safe, timely and effective patient experience.

The successful applicant will benefit from a structured development plan and further educational opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To prepare the Resuscitation area of the Emergency Department for operational duty to an agreed quality standard for the benefits of our patients and staff.  This will include cleaning, decontaminating, stocking, safety/functional checks of equipment.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To ensure the correct stock levels and equipment assets are assigned to each Resuscitation bay. 2. To identify shortages in stock levels and regularly place orders of medical equipment/consumables on to the Trust’s Powergate System, accepting delivery, recording, storing, monitoring, replenishing items as necessary and filing associated paperwork appropriately.

3. To accurately record the withdrawal of stock using manual and electronic means.

4. To undertake routine and ad-hoc stocktakes to verify the accuracy of recording systems. 5. To identify losses of equipment and stock in the Resuscitation bays and accurately record this onto department database

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4111 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.