A rare opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated health care assistant to work in our very busy endoscopy unit and outpatient department.

Your role in the department will be varied. You will spend some time every day behind the scenes, ensuring our stock room is organised and in good order. The rest of your time will be spent helping to ensure that our department runs smoothly and efficiently, by assisting with patient care in all areas, including our outpatient department when required.

You will need to be compassionate and caring and be able to demonstrate that you can maintain the privacy and dignity of all our patients, at all times, in this busy environment.

We are a friendly and cohesive team who strive to maintain a high standard of care. We can offer you a comprehensive training package with continuous clinical supervision and support.

Posts in the Trust are 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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal spent and unspent convictions, reprimands, and cautions.

Appointment to this role will commence at the lowest salary point unless confirmed otherwise by HR Employment Services (Recruitment, Administration & Terms and Conditions)

We may also use this advert to build our Bank staff. If you are unsuccessful at interview for a substantive role but meet the BSUH standards you may be offered a bank post.

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

Please ensure that you have read the Job Description in full before applying and that referees provided are your Line Managers over the last 3 years.

It is also important that any gaps in your employment history during this period are accounted for.

The Trust welcomes applications from everyone, especially those from underrepresented groups. There are a number of initiatives to support staff members from diverse backgrounds including:

Belief Initiatives and Support

Charity\/ Volunteering

Diversity &Inclusion Training

Disability Support

Early Careers Initiatives

Ex- Armed forces Initiatives

Home working\/ Flexible working Initiatives

Employee Assistance Programme

General Accessibility

Staff Network Groups

If you need more information, or help with the application process, please see the HR Mission Statement (to the right) or contact the HR Employment Services Team on 01444 448692 or 01444 448616.

All staff members have a responsibility to treat colleagues, patients and clients with respect and to ensure that work environments remain secure, inclusive and mutually supportive.

Applications for Tier 2 sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, however under the Residence Labour Market Test non-EEA candidates may not be appointed if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU\/EEA candidate is available. For further information please visit UK Border Agency website.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals ensures equity of access and the delivery of our services through the provision of interpreter services, facilities for the disabled and sensitivity for towards ethnic, cultural and religious differences and needs

Please note we are a Smoke Free Trust. Smoking is not permitted on any of the Premises, grounds or in any Trust owned vehicle.