Bank Healthcare Assistant - Urgent Care

gtd healthcare; Preston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join their team at the Preston Urgent Care Centre. The role involves supporting patient care, performing clinical interventions, and maintaining a clean clinical environment. Candidates should have a health and social care level 3 qualification and experience in patient care. The position offers hourly pay of £13.30, plus enhancements for evenings and weekends, along with benefits like annual leave and flexible working hours.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Flexible working hours

Access to Wagestream

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in patient care settings.
• Ability to perform basic clinical tasks such as venepuncture and ECG.
• Strong communication skills to interact with patients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and carers as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Perform basic clinical interventions as delegated.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of clinical environments.
• Provide advice and information to patients and families.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical observations

Infection control

Communication

Education

Health and Social Care level 3 qualification

Job description

gtd healthcare is the provider of all minor illness and minor injury care at Preston Urgent Care Centre and minor illness care at Chorley Urgent Care Centre. The services provide the first point of access for all self‑referred unscheduled attendances for the Emergency Department (ED). The Healthcare Assistant will function as part of a healthcare team, assisting the clinical and operational teams. The successful candidate will aim to ensure the delivery of the highest standards of quality and safe, individualised care and will inspire trust and confidence by making a positive difference every time. We are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community. We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values‑driven organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare for our patients.

Responsibilities

• Work as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team to ensure patients and carers are supported as appropriate.
• Undertake a range of patient interventions (e.g. venepuncture, ECG, urinalysis, blood glucose, weight and basic clinical observations) within the scope of Health and Social Care level 3 skills and competencies for patients as delegated.
• Undertake other designated clinical procedures and interventions following appropriate training and updates as per your scope of competence.
• Prepare and maintain clinical environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions by ensuring clinical cleanliness and ordering, receiving and maintaining stock.
• Act as a patient/clinician chaperone as required and undertake mandatory training.
• Apply simple dressings as appropriate and in line with the dressings formulary and assist in aseptic procedures in line with scope of competence.
• Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures.
• Be responsible for ensuring that patients are cared for in a safe environment and that privacy and dignity are maintained at all times.
• Provide advice and information to patients, carers and their families.
• Communicate in order to enable the delivery of factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported as appropriate.

At gtd healthcare we believe we do things differently. Our not‑for‑profit ethos, with a drive to innovate care offers patients the best experience possible and a unique opportunity to transform services.

Benefits

As an employee of gtd healthcare, you’ll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, including:

• Working for a values‑driven organisation
• Real living wage employer
• Access to Wagestream, which provides flexible and on‑demand access to stream your pay during the month, in real‑time, when picking‑up extra shifts
• 30 days annual leave, rising to 32 after five years of continuous service
• Flexible pension benefits including NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working hours and policies
• Family‑friendly and carer policies
• Opportunities to apply for innovation and quality awards
• Access to gtd healthcare’s wellbeing initiatives, which offer a wide range of tools and resources
• gtd healthcare social and fun activities
• Cycle to work scheme

£13.30 an hour plus rate enhancement for evening and weekend working.