Bank Healthcare Assistant - Wards

Candidate Experience site; Hatching Green; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniform

Free DBS

Weekly pay

Onsite car park access

Job summary

Spire Healthcare in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, is looking for a Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our flexible team on an as-and-when-required basis. The role supports clinical teams during busy periods and staff absences, with shifts covering days, nights and weekends.

You will assist qualified nursing staff, monitor patients, and report changes promptly. The position offers weekly pay, free uniform, DBS, and opportunities for training and progression.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a hospital setting.
• Theatre/minor operations experience is desirable.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care / Care Certificate / NVQ Level 3 is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist qualified nursing staff under supervision to provide high-quality patient care.
• Contribute to patient support and monitoring.
• Identify and report significant changes affecting patient health.

Skills

HCA experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

ECG & vitals

Flexible shifts

Education

NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care

Care Certificate or NVQ Level 3 (desirable)

Tools

ECG equipment

Job description

HARPENDEN, HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom

Job Description

Bank Healthcare Assistant | Harpenden | Wards | Days/Nights/Weekends Required

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant looking for flexibility and variety in your role? Join our friendly and supportive team in Harpenden and play a vital role in delivering outstanding patient care.

As a Bank Healthcare Assistant, you'll work on an as-and-when-required basis, helping to support our clinical teams during busy periods, staff absences, and seasonal demands. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a dynamic hospital setting while maintaining flexibility around your lifestyle.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To assist the qualified nursing staff, under their supervision, in providing a high quality, comprehensive nursing service to all patients and users, ensuring a high standard of a patient care is maintained in a clean and safe environment.
• Contributing to the support and monitoring of patients
• Identifying and reporting any significant changes that might affect the patient’s health and well-being to the appropriate person

Shifts Available – Long days Monday to Sunday

Who we are looking for:

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a hospital environment
• Theatre/minor ops experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in: ECGs, taking blood/blood pressures and patient observations (Desirable)
• Good team work ethic
• Enthusiastic and energetic professional
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care /Care Certificate / NVQ Level 3 is desirable but not essential
• Flexible to be able to work a mixture of days/night shifts
  
• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• 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 commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

“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.”

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date.

Job Info

• Job Identification 28373
• Job Category Patient Care
• Posting Date 08/14/2026, 03:16 PM
• Apply Before 09/14/2026, 03:16 PM
• Degree Level NVQ Level 2