Health Care Assistant OPD and pre assessment

Nuffield Health; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join the Outpatients team on a full-time basis. The role requires an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care and offers a salary of £25,038 per annum for 37.5 hours per week.

You will support clinics, assist with procedures and contribute to high standards of patient care. Join a leading UK healthcare charity with a focus on compassionate care, development and strong teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or acute hospital/care settings is preferred.
• Excellent communication and patient-care focus required.

Responsibilities

• Assist colleagues across departments (Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Plastics Surgery, ENT, Cardiology, GP Services, Psychiatry, Physiotherapy).
• Support day-to-day clinic operations and patient care.
• Assist consultants and nurses with procedures (dressings, wound care).
• Ensure smooth running of clinics and prioritize tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Healthcare Assistant Plymouth Hospital | Permanente | Full time Salary 25,038 per annum 37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we’re committed to building a healthier nation.

Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you. As a HealthcareAssistant in Outpatients at our hospital,you’ll bring relevant experience, a keen eye for detail and a flexible approach. You demonstrate patience, focus and excellent communication skills.A real team player, you have the diligence, IT literacy and passion for development and training to make a difference.You will be qualified with an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, with relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting,

Responsibilities

• Assist colleagues in Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Plastics Surgery, ENT, Cardiology, GP Services, Psychiatry and Physiotherapy
• Enjoy more time to care for patients as individuals
• Manage a wide range of activities and changing priorities
• Make sure the day-to-day operations of our various clinics run smoothly
• Assist consultants and nurses with procedures, such as dressings and wound care
• Helping you feel good.

Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.

At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital The Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is situated next to the Nuffield Health Devonshire Gym, in Derriford, Plymouth and we have been part of the Plymouth community since 1971. We have 3 main theatres – 2 laminar flow and 1 digital, a fully JAG accredited endoscopy suite, a 35-bedded ward with one 4 bedded bay and one 2 bedded bay. Our outpatients department has 12 consulting rooms with a dedicated ophthalmology suite and ENT service. We carry out treatment under a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery. We recently were rated in the top 50 hospitals in the country for our total hip replacement patient outcomes.

It starts with you. Nuffield Health, is the UK’s largest healthcare charity. For over 60 years, we’ve been working to make the UK fitter, healthier, happier and stronger. All for the public benefit. We do this through our family of 31 award-winning hospitals, 113 fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare clinics and over a 100 workplace wellbeing services. As a charity, we reinvest all our income into our services, into pioneering improvements in care, and most importantly into our social impact programmes, which are designed to support people who would not normally be able to afford or access our services. Its all part of our mission to give everyone the care they need and to build a healthier nation.