Bank Healthcare Assistant

HCRG Care Group; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream access

Wellbeing service 24/7

Free mandatory training

Shift self-booking

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Bank Healthcare Assistant to support our Urgent Treatment service in West Lancashire. You’ll carry out and document NEWS2 observations, monitor patient conditions, escalate concerns, and deliver high-quality patient care in a fast-paced clinical setting.

The role requires previous HCA experience in urgent care or related settings, flexible shift patterns, and a valid UK driving licence to cover Ormskirk and Skelmersdale sites.

Qualifications

• Previous HCA experience within urgent care, acute, community or primary care settings.
• Experience recording NEWS2 observations and escalating when needed.
• Ability to score paediatric POPS and escalate appropriately.
• Competent in recording respiratory rates in young children and babies.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and record NEWS2 observations accurately and in a timely manner.
• Monitor patients and escalate deterioration to the clinical team.
• Support clinicians with patient assessments and care delivery.
• Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
• Deliver compassionate, patient-centred care while adhering to infection prevention and clinical governance standards.

Skills

NEWS2 observations

Patient monitoring

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork

Flexible shifts

Job description

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We are seeking an experienced Bank Healthcare Assistant (HCAs) to support our Urgent Treatment services in West Lancashire .

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out and documenting NEWS2 observations, monitoring patient conditions, escalating concerns appropriately, and providing high-quality patient care within a fast-paced clinical environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake and record NEWS2 observations accurately and in a timely manner.
• Monitor patients and escalating any deterioration to the clinical team.
• Support clinicians with patient assessments and care delivery.
• Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
• Deliver compassionate, patient-centred care while adhering to infection prevention and clinical governance standards .
• Previous HCA experience within an urgent care, acute, community, or primary care setting.
• Competent in performing and recording NEWS2 observations.
• Competent in scoring paediatric patients according to POPS and escalating appropriately.
• Competent in recording respiratory rates in young children and babies.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts and respond to changing service demands.
• A valid UK driving licence and willingness / ability to work across our two sites (Ormskirk & Sklemersdale).

We are also able to consider candidates who have previously undertaken a paramedic course and physician associates who are looking to gain experience working within a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment.

Package Description

As a Bank Healthcare Assistant, you’ll be working as part of the HCRG Care Group Team in our Urgent Treatment service. As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay, at HCRG Care Group you will benefit from:

• Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
• Request a Duty- Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
• HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream- which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
• Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
• Opportunities to work in different areas and various different servicesto gain new knowledge and experience
• Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry‑leading care and quality
• Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support , legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self‑help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well‑being newsletters
• Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e‑learning to develop further skills and in‑house opportunities continuing your professional development
• Innovative forward‑thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
• Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes . We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do .

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone .

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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