Healthcare Assistant

o Provide a high standard of clinical and nursing care within the treatment room setting, including nurse-led services.

o Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care; undertake extended roles appropriate to treatment room services.

o Provide care for patients with acute and chronic wounds, perform post-operative wound care, remove sutures and clips, assist with lower limb assessments, compression bandaging and ear irrigation.

o Participate in a range of clinical and service audits within treatment room and comply with all policies and protocols relating to treatment room.

o Assist in delivering objectives set out within the Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust business plan.Qualifications and Skills

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Treatment Room service in the Greater Preston and Chorley South Ribble areas. If you are able to work autonomously, you are motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic then come and join our team of dedicated treatment room nurses., The Treatment Room service currently operates from Monday to Friday excluding weekends and bank holidays. We are an appointment only service between the hours of 08.30 and 16.30 however we do hold 2 late evening clinics (up to 8pm) and one early clinic (8am start) once a week. Applicants must be willing to work flexibly over 5 days, be able to work well within a team and on their own initiative., o Committed, compassionate and patient-centered approach with the patient at the heart of everything you do.

o Ability to work flexibly over 5 days and to work well within a team and on own initiative.

o Experience in treating patients through wound care and related treatment room procedures is desirable., Therefore - If you require visa sponsorship to work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application on this occasion. All applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

In line with recent UK Government updates, which came into effect 9 April 2025, the minimum salary threshold for Skilled Worker visas, including the Health and Care Visa route, has increased to £25,000 per year. This applies to roles paid in accordance with NHS pay bands, meaning entry-level Band 3 positions no longer meet the criteria for sponsorship.