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Healthcare Support Worker | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Cape Town, Western Cape Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust

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Band 3 Healthcare Assistant - Colposcopy Unit

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant within our busy Colposcopy unit at Wycombe Hospital, part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

You will be part of a leading service for early cervical cancer detection in Buckinghamshire. A colposcopy is often performed following abnormal cervical screening results caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to cervical cancer.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Ensure clinics are prepared and ready to provide efficient, professional services.
  2. Communicate with patients and visitors to promote comfort and well-being.
  3. Coordinate with team members and respond appropriately.
  4. Perform basic observations: blood pressure, pulse, height, weight, urinalysis, and accurately record results.
  5. Assist with specimen collection for laboratory analysis and forward specimens as directed.
  6. Act as a chaperone when required to protect patient and colleague interests, maintaining patient dignity and privacy.
  7. Advocate for patients.
  8. Manage own workload and prioritize tasks.
  9. Assist with manual handling and patient transfers in accordance with Trust policies.
  10. Report accidents or incidents to the nurse in charge and complete necessary documentation.
  11. Guide patients to other wards or departments as needed.
Additional Information

Listen to why colleagues think we’re a great place to work:

What Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offers:

  • Opportunities for learning and career development.
  • Flexible and agile working options.
  • Generous annual leave, pension scheme, and NHS discounts.
  • Health and wellbeing services.

Why work for us?

  • We promote inclusion and diversity, encouraging applicants from all backgrounds.
  • We value differences and promote dignity and respect among colleagues.
  • We support the Armed Forces community.
Our Values and Mission

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work. Our mission is to deliver personal and compassionate care. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.

For detailed responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the advert.

Internal applicants may consider secondment with line manager support. For assistance with the application process due to disability, contact with the vacancy reference.

This advert closes on Friday, 25 July 2025.

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Theatre Support Worker | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Cape Town, Western Cape www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard

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Wycombe Hospital Operating Theatres are looking for a Theatre Support Worker to join our friendly team. As the elective surgery site for the Trust, we support operations across a range of specialities, including ENT, General surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Plastic surgery, Robotic surgery and Urology.

You will be supporting the care of patients undergoing operations under the direction of a registered nurse or operating department practitioner and contribute to their ongoing support. Successful candidates will support theatre practitioners in the delivery of patient focused care in our varied clinical surgical teams.

If shortlisted, you will be required to undertake an assessment, that should take approximately 15 minutes.

· Participate in circulating duties under the supervision of trained theatre staff.

· Collect sets and instruments for operating lists.

· Makes requests to the Sterile Services Department for instrumentation required.

· Maintain stock levels in theatre and preparation areas.

· Work as a member of the theatre team.

· To maintain stocks of specimen containers, slides and forms from the Pathology department.

· Carry out date checks on sterile instruments and report any discrepancies.

· To assist with the calculation of blood loss for patients in theatre and report promptly to the scrub nurse excessive loss.

· Able to stand for long periods of time and engage in frequent moving and handling of patients, equipment and instrument trays.

Listen to why colleagues think we’re a great place to work!BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families

What do we stand for?
• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on quoting the vacancy reference number.




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Respiratory Support Nurse - Tuberculosis | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Cape Town, Western Cape www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard

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Are you an enthusiastic nurse who enjoys challenging work?

Would you like to work in a specialist area of respiratory medicine?

Can you think outside of the box?

We are looking for a nurse to join our TB team.

We have a Band 6 post for a Community TB Support Nurse, working alongside the Band 7 TB Nurse Specialist and consultant lead.

This is a Monday to Friday post, 8am-4pm, and does not include Bank Holidays.

The post holder will be based at Wycombe Hospital but will be expected to travel to various Trust sites and visit patients as needed within Buckinghamshire.

We manage a corporate caseload of clients, providing care in their homes.

A valid driving licence is essential, as the role requires travel to BHT venues, community centres, and patient homes within Buckinghamshire.

The post holder will provide specialist TB input supporting the service pathway within acute, community, and outpatient settings, using highly developed specialist practice underpinned by theoretical knowledge.

The role encompasses all aspects of individualised care for our clients, including contact tracing, DOT/VOT under guidance from N.I.C.E.

It involves nurse-led clinics, initiating diagnostic tests, and commencing patients on active and LTBI treatment.

We also offer an in-reach service to hospitals and are part of the Thames Valley TB Network with UKHSA.

Advice and support are provided to patients and their carers, including education and self-management support.

The role involves supporting skills and knowledge development in community nursing and acute care, providing specialist clinical expertise, mentoring, and working collaboratively to improve patient and staff experiences.

We value feedback from colleagues about why our workplace is great:

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer?

  • Learning and development opportunities for career progression
  • Flexible and agile working options
  • Generous annual leave, pension, NHS discounts
  • Health and wellbeing services

Why work for us?

  • We promote inclusion and diversity
  • We aim to create a respectful workplace
  • Diversity improves outcomes for communities

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work. Our mission is to deliver personal and compassionate care, guided by our CARE values: collaborate, aspire, respect, enable.

For detailed responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the advert.

Internal applicants may consider secondment with line manager support. If you have a disability affecting online application submission, contact us at with the vacancy reference.

This advert closes on Monday, 18 August 2025.

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