Health Care Assistant

Provide Community; Colchester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization located in Colchester is looking for a dedicated Health Care Assistant. In this full-time role, you will provide nursing care as part of the Minor Operations Team. Responsibilities include both clinical tasks and administrative work, ensuring a high standard of care and service delivery. Ideal candidates will possess NVQ level 2/3 in Health care and relevant experience in a healthcare setting. The role offers a competitive salary between £23,000 and £25,000 annually, based on experience.

Qualifications

• Essential experience as a Health Care Centre Assistant in a similar setting.
• Understanding of minor ops work and clinical governance.
• Demonstrates understanding of administrative activities.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical team in the delivery of services and nursing care.
• Maintain a safe working environment focusing on infection control.
• Assist in patient assessments and follow-up appointments.

Skills

Understand patient confidentiality

Experience in a health care setting

Education

NVQ level 2/3 in Health care

Job description

Main area Health Care Assistant Grade Non AfC role Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday) Job ref 828-PROVIDE3619-A

Employer Wellbeing Employer type Private Sector Site Provide Wellbeing Town Colchester Salary £23,000 - £25,000 Salary based on experience Salary period Yearly Closing 03/12/2025 23:59

Job Overview

The Healthcare Assistant will support the clinical team in delivery of services, providing nursing care as a skilled member of the Minor Operations Team and carrying out all associated administration work. The role will be split between both clinical and administrative.

• Work as a member of the Minor Operations team in the smooth delivery of our services to patients, (including preparation and maintenance of minor ops room standards, patient care during surgery, provision of post-operative patient information, removal of sutures and provision of general clinical advice to patients and colleagues as required).
• Participate in pre and post procedure activity, including minor surgery assessments and follow-up appointments within the patient pathway.
• Maintain and promote a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff, with reference to infection control and health and safety.
• Ensure that any rooms used by Provide Wellbeing are left clean and tidy and that all waste is disposed of in the correct manner.
• Work with the Senior Nurse and the Service Manager to ensure the completion of administration activity and availability of drugs, consumable supplies and equipment.
• Collation and distribution of consumables for satellite clinics in a timely manner.
• Assist in the processing of patient test results, the triage and processing of post operative enquires and support to the patient booking process.

Working for our organisation

Provide Wellbeing is a community clinic specialising in healthcare provision to both NHS and self-pay patients. We offer a range of services including Vasectomy, Carpal Tunnel Decompression, Minor Skin Surgery, Ear Care, Neuro Developmental Service, Speech and Language Therapy, Podiatry and Physiotherapy Services. We are a small but expanding team, with a strong culture of colleague engagement, support and development to ensure our staff grow alongside our business and are happy and proud to be part of it. As an independent healthcare provider we have the flexibility to ‘do things differently’ where the opportunity arises which makes for an exciting workplace and exceptional clinical care.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see attached job description for a full detailed list of duties and requirements of the role advertised.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• NVQ level 2/3 in Health care. Previous experience working as a Health Care Centre Assistant in a care or similar setting. The post holder should hold a suitable UK driving licence.
• Demonstrates understanding of minor ops work and administrational activity. Ability to deliver core service requirement. Experience of Clinical Governance.

Desirable criteria

• Minimum 5 years experience Experience in minor ops/recovery/day surgery. Ability to carry out clinical audits. Experience of working in a community setting.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Understand the need for, and able to always maintain confidentiality of patient information and records.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant experience within a health care (or similar) setting and can relate theory to practice.

Provide Wellbeing are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake your role, Provide Wellbeing will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

Further Information

How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide Wellbeing, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion.
• If you wish to contact the HR Services Team, please do this via [e-mail]
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or feedback, their details are provided in the advert.

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Closing Date

Provide Wellbeing reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

COVID-19 Vaccination

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [e-mail].

Successful Applicant

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment to Human Resources Department.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide Wellbeing may not be able to fulfill our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.