Healthcare Assistant – IVF

Location – The Portland Hospital, 205-209 Great Portland St, London W1W 5AH

This is a full time 37.5 hours per week Monday – Sunday based on rotation.

Salary: £25,000.00 - £28,000.00 (dependent on experience) plus 6% shift enhancement & Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)

About the Role

As the Healthcare Assistant, under the direction of the registered nurse, you will carry out observations, investigations and basic treatments as required. You will also oversee chaperoning of patients and assisting medical staff with day-to-day duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Greet patients, visitors, consultants and staff in a professional and welcoming manner.
• Assist with patient care requirements under the supervision of a registered nurse. Assess patient’s condition through basic measurements.
• Maintain stock control and careful use of equipment
• Ensuring patient comfort, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times and are specific to the patients’ needs.
• Chaperoning patients and required equipment as necessary for appointments and clinic.
• Ensure strict confidentiality is applied to all clients and staff, ensuring need to know basis is always applied.
• Communicate care to patients, their family and/or carers using appropriate language and rationale
• Assist in theatre and Recovery and other ultra sounded guided procedures
• Under Direction develop skills in the instruction, advice and care of patients throughout their treatment process
• Assists the registered nurse with appropriate clinical documentation
• Carry out with accuracy other duties as instructed by your line manager
• Reports any concerns to the trained nurse in charge of the patient
• Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment

Skills & Experience

• Phlebotomy for this role is essential
• IT literate
• Previous experience in Healthcare Assistant experience within a hospital setting is essential
• NVQ in Health and Social Care is essential
• Assisting doctors in theatre as you will scrub for the procedures/egg collections.

About Lister Fertility Clinic and the Portland Hospital

Lister Fertility Clinic is one of the UK’s most successful fertility clinics. Established over 30 years ago it has helped to produce over 20,000 babies. Due to Lister Fertility’s continued success, we are launching a second clinic at the Portland Hospital in central London in early 2022. The clinic will be purpose built and house all the latest technology to support a modern fertility service.

The clinic will offer patients a holistic approach to fertility care from early advice and investigations to recurrent miscarriage services, male fertility, IVF and ongoing gynaecology care and surgery. The team will be led by some of London’s leading names in the field of fertility and gynaecology. The aim of the clinic will be to create a positive environment where staff are supported and encouraged to develop alongside providing exceptional patient care.

The Portland Hospital is the only private hospital in the UK dedicated to the healthcare of women and children. The opening of the new Fertility Clinic will allow us to provide ongoing support to parents in their journey to parenthood and beyond.

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