Healthcare Assistant - Ward Sutton Coldfield, England
Job description
Healthcare Assistant - Wards | Band 2/3 equivalent | Spire Little Aston | Sutton Coldfield | Full Time or Part Time Hours available
Due to expansion in our services, Spire Little Aston Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a healthcare assistant to join their friendly and welcoming Ward department and team on a full time or part time basis. The successful applicant will work in a team that provides high quality evidence-based nursing care in ward-based settings. Varied shifts available for 37.5 hours per week, Days and Night shifts included or part time hours of at least 18 hours per week. You must be flexible to work a variety of shifts.
The Hospital covers a wide variety of surgical procedures, you will support in assessing patient’s health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload, assisting in the delivery of care to meet the patient’s needs. You will actively promote best practice and contribute towards quality improvements, collect collate and organise data, interpret all of the information and make a justifiable assessment, making this available to relevant others.
Spire Little Aston Hospital is a leading private hospital in the Midlands, offering comprehensive hospital care to patients from Birmingham and the surrounding areas of the West Midlands and Staffordshire. The hospital has an exceptional reputation within a variety of specialties including Orthopaedics, Sports & Exercise Medicine, Cosmetics, Ophthalmic, Gynaecology, General Surgery & Physiotherapy.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Assisting the team on the surgical ward in the provision of exemplary patient care
- Contributing to the support and monitoring of patients
- Identifying and reporting any significant changes that might affect the patient’s health and well-being to the appropriate person
- Assisting with the movement of patients in line with hospital policies
- Promoting best practice and contributing towards quality improvements
Who we're looking for:
- Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a hospital environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience in : ECGs, taking blood/blood pressures and patient observations
- Phlebotomy experience is essential
- Wound care experience is essential
- Good team work ethic
- Enthusiastic and energetic professional
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care /Care Certificate / NVQ Level 3 is desirable but not essential
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information.
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.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Lukala Weber on [email protected]
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