Healthcare Assistant

HCRG Care Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bristol is looking for a motivated and caring team member to support their busy Minor Injury Unit. The role involves assisting with patient treatment, administrative tasks, and maintaining infection control. Ideal candidates are organised, patient-focused, and eager to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to implement treatment following care plans.
• Experience in a multi-professional team setting.
• Strong understanding of individualised patient care principles.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient treatment and care delivery.
• Support administrative tasks in the Minor Injury Unit.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families.

Skills

Organised

Patient-focused

Knowledge of infection control

Communication skills

Job description

Were looking for a motivated and caring team member to support our busy Minor Injury Unit. You'll work alongside a friendly, multi-professional team, delivering high-quality care and ensuring every patient receives individualised, compassionate support. Your role will include assisting with patient treatment, supporting fracture and dressing clinics, maintaining infection control, and helping with essential admin tasks from stock ordering to updating patient records and ensuring onward referrals.

If you're organised, patient-focused, and ready to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare setting, come and join us at Paulton MIU!

Main duties of the job

• To implement treatment by following care plan
• To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
• To undertake the daily care and support of delegated patients
• Support the with some administrative duties in the MIU including stock ordering, ensuring onward referrals have been made and updating the electronic system to acknowledge patient attendance to the MIU.
• To practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with policy
• To obtain consent for any treatment undertaken
• Request a chaperone when appropriate or be a chaperone for patients when requested
• Deliver treatment, care within an MIU setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
• Responsibility and supporting the day-to-day care of patients including monitoring.
• To have a good knowledge of infection control, to reduce risk of health care acquired infections.
• To communicate with individuals about routine and daily activities, this may include overcoming difficulties (e.g. hearing/language).
• To ensure the needs and wishes of the individual are documented.
• To work within a multi-professional team
• To undertake specific tasks as delegated.
• To assist registered and junior staff, referring to registered staff when necessary.
• Assist in dressing and fracture clinics

This is not an exhaustive list and tasks will be under the supervision of the clinical lead.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs 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.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were 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 doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.