Senior Bank Healthcare Assistant | Leicester | Wards | Days/Nights/Weekends Required
This is a bank role working on an “as and when required” basis, you will be required to supplement staffing levels during busy periods and provide cover for existing staff in times of annual leave /sickness and busy periods of the year.
“Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.”
Duties and responsibilities:
1. To assist the qualified nursing staff, under their supervision, in providing a high quality, comprehensive nursing service to all patients and users, ensuring a high standard of a patient care is maintained in a clean and safe environment.
2. Contributing to the support and monitoring of patients
3. Identifying and reporting any significant changes that might affect the patient’s health and well-being to the appropriate person
Who we are looking for:
4. Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a hospital environment
5. Theatre/minor ops experience
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
7. Experience in: ECGs, taking blood/blood pressures and patient observations (Desirable)
8. Good team work ethic
9. Enthusiastic and energetic professional
10. NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care /Care Certificate / NVQ Level 3 is desirable but not essential
Benefits
11. Bank colleagues are paid weekly
12. We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
13. Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
14. Access to Spire Healthcare pension
15. Access to Blue Light Card discounts
16. Free uniform
17. Free DBS
18. Full induction, including mandatory training updates
19. Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
20. Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team