Spire Healthcare
Bank Healthcare Assistant - Wards
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Bank Healthcare Assistant | Wards | Private Hospital | Flexible Working | Chatham, Kent
We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Staffing Bank. This role will support our team on the Wards at our Spire Alexandra Hospital. We are seeking experience candidates available for a variety of shifts mainly days with occasional nights Monday to Sunday.
Spire Alexandra Hospital offers world-class care and is part of one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups. We offer fast access to high-quality healthcare, from consultations and advanced diagnostics to personalised treatments and expert aftercare.
Duties and responsibilities;
To provide exemplary planned care for patients while managing more than one clinical team.
You will be required to:
- In this fast-paced role, you will be required to assist our Clinical team in providing exemplary Care within the department, whilst providing Healthcare Assistance to our Nursing team.
- As a HCA, 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.
- You must have experience or a willingness to learn both Venepuncture and ECG Recording.
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- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent is essential
- Must have previous experience working as an HCA in an hospital setting within a surgical or similar ward
- System literacy is essential; MS Office and SAP is desirable
- Must be accurate and have a strong desire for attention to detail.
Contract: Bank 0 hours contract, Flexible working
Hours: Mixture of shift times as required mainly days with occasional nights Monday to Sunday.
The shift times are:
- 7am – 7.30pm (Long day)
- 7pm – 7.30am (Night)
- 7am – 3pm (Early)
- 1pm – 9pm (Late)
Benefits
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
- Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You'
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
- Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
- We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
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Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
About Us
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
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.
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