Bank Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients

  • NHS
  • Full Time
  • Heswall
  • Negotiable
NHS

Job Description

Job summary

Bank Healthcare Assistant | Outpatient | Wirral | Competitive Hourly Rate | Flexible working | Wirral Spire Murrayfield hospital based in Wirral, is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our Outpatient team on a bank/temporary basis.

Main duties of the job

In this fast-paced role, you will be required to assist our Clinical team in providing exemplary Care within the Outpatients department, whilst providing Healthcare Assistance to our Nursing team. Duties will include routine tasks related to the delivery of care to ensure our patient's health and well-being. You will move and set up diagnostic equipment (after training) and other resources, as well as applying technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.

About us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development. We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

Job responsibilities

Who we're looking for:

  • Previous experience working within a clinical setting (hospital/GP surgery) is essential
  • Experience in Gynaecology,Phlebotomy, and Wound care is highly desirable
  • As a HCA in the Outpatients department, you will be fundamental in providing Healthcare Support to our Clinical Team to ensure patients receive the best possible personal care.
  • System literacy is essential; MS Office and SAP is desirable, however, not essential for the right candidate
  • Must be accurate and have a strong desire for attention to detail

Benefits

  • Bank colleagues are paid weekly
  • We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave
  • Free Car Parking

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, its their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alishia Okereafor onAlishia.Okereafor@spirehealthcare.com

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date:In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2/3 - Health and Social Care

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working within a clinical setting (hospital/GP surgery) is essential
  • As a HCA in the Outpatients department, you will be fundamental in providing Healthcare Support to our Clinical Team to ensure patients receive the best possible personal care.
  • System literacy is essential; MS Office and SAP is desirable, however, not essential for the right candidate
  • Must be accurate and have a strong desire for attention to detail

Desirable

  • Experience in Gynaecology, Phlebotomy, and Wound care is highly desirable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is 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 Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Spire Healthcare Ltd

Address

Holmwood Drive Thingwall Wirral Merseyside CH611AU

Birkenhead

CH611AU

Employer's website

https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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