Healthcare Assistants – Band 3 & 4 – Bury St Edmunds & Glemsford (Bank Contract)

Suffolk GP Federation; Landseer; Hybrid; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community interest company is seeking Healthcare Assistants (band 3 & 4 equivalent) to support respiratory testing in various locations across Suffolk. You'll ensure smooth operations alongside clinical staff, assist with equipment setup, and manage patient interactions in a professional manner. The role offers flexible working hours, a commitment to personal development, and competitive salaries with generous holiday allowances. Interested candidates can reach out for more information.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Personal development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Competitive salaries

27 days holiday

Qualifications

• Good customer or patient care skills.
• Willingness to be trained on using testing systems.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with clinical staff for smooth operations.
• Assist with stock management for community clinics.
• Travel to various community locations as required.

Skills

Customer care skills

Calm incident management

Equipment setup

Job description

We are seeking Healthcare assistants (band 3 & 4 equivalent) to s upport the delivery of respiratory testing throughout Suffolk using spirometry testing

You’ll join our GP+ Respiratory diagnostics team. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Is it for me?

We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.

• You’ll work closely with other clinical staff and administrators to ensure smooth operations and a positive patient journey.
• Assist with stock management and equipment setup for community clinics as required
• Have good customer or patient care skills, full training will be being given on using testing systems
• Help manage any incidents or patient concerns in a calm and professional manner.
• Where the service requires it, travel to various community locations across Suffolk.

Contract type: Bank

• Band 3 Bury St Edmunds – Saturdays 13:00-17:00 &/or Tuesdays 18:30-21:00
• Band 3 Glemsford – Saturdays 09:00 – 13:00 &/or 13:00-17:00
• Band 4 Bury St Edmunds – Saturdays 13:00-17:00 &/or Tuesdays 18:30-21:00
• Band 4 Glemsford – Saturdays 09:00 – 13:00 &/or 13:00-17:00

What we can offer you:

• A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that ‘get it’
• Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and ‘no wait’ responses
• A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service cover
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service
• Blue light card employer – Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

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.

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