Healthcare Assistant - Cardiology Outpatients

Position: Healthcare Assistant - Cardiology

Location: The Harley Street Clinic, London

Working Hours: Full-Time hours, 37.5 hours a week Monday - Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive (DOE) and benefits

Join Our Outstanding Team!

The Harley Street Clinic, rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC, is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our Cardiology Outpatients Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a highly skilled and supportive team, delivering exceptional patient care. Regarded as a cardiac centre of excellence our cardiology department offers a variety of Non-Invasive Cardiology procedures such as: Electrocardiograms (ECGs), echocardiograms, Stress Echo's, bubble studies, Exercise tests, and various cardiac monitors.

As a Healthcare Assistant within the Cardiology team, you will work under the supervision of the clinical team to assist with nursing, medical, and clerical duties. You will contribute to both direct and indirect patient care, ensuring an efficient and high-quality service at all times.

In this role, you will assist in providing care to patients, ensuring their comfort and safety while respecting cultural and religious values. Acting as a patient advocate, you will report any concerns or observations to nurses and physiologists. You will perform resting ECGs, fit Holter and BP monitors, and check patients' basic vital signs as needed. Additionally, you will prepare patients for cardiology and respiratory tests and escort them to and from clinical rooms. You will also support nursing and medical staff with procedures, under supervision and following competency guidelines.

What You Will Bring:

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (desirable).
• Good clinical skills, such as phlebotomy, would be an advantage.

Why HCA UK?

We're the UK's largest provider of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group you'll have unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That's why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Healthcare Assistant at The Harley Street Clinic you will be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we're committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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