Healthcare Assistant

Nuffield Health; Cheltenham; 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 Cheltenham Hospital is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join the ward team and support patient care, pre- and post-surgery procedures, and administrative tasks.

You will work with Registered Nurses and consultants to deliver high-quality care, while maintaining excellent patient relations. The position is permanent, full-time and includes weekend work, with a salary of £25,038 per annum.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care is required.
• Experience in an acute hospital or care setting.
• Good telephone manner and computer/database skills.

Responsibilities

• Put patient care first
• Carry out administrative duties
• Supporting a team of Registered Nurses and consultants in the delivery of exceptional patient care, pre and post surgery
• Enjoy time to get to know the people who are our patients
• Meet the needs of every individual
• Use your organisational skills to make a positive impact and experience
• Helping you feel good

Skills

Telephone manners

Computer skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Job Overview

Healthcare Assistant – Ward Cheltenham Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Includes weekend work £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 Healthcare Assistant on the ward at our hospital, you’ll show us you’re able to meet deadlines and follow instructions. You have a good telephone manner, and great computer and database skills. You will be qualified with an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, and hold relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Put patient care first
• Carry out administrative duties
• Supporting a team of Registered Nurses and consultants in the delivery of exceptional patient care, pre and post surgery
• Enjoy time to get to know the people who are our patients
• Meet the needs of every individual
• Use your organisational skills to make a positive impact and experience
• Helping you feel good

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind.

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.

Benefits

• free gym membership
• health assessments
• retail discounts
• pension options

Location & Hospital Details

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital is located in the beautiful area of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. It has excellent transport links nearby, being very close to the M5 and A417. The hospital has 33 ensuite private bedrooms, 3 theatres and a small ambulatory unit. It also hosts a purpose built close observation unit, 12 consulting rooms with access to treatment rooms, diagnostic services including; plain x-ray, MRI, CT, mammography and ultrasound. We provide a full range of medical and surgical specialities delivered in state-of-the-art clinical facilities, including orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, spinal services, sports injury, ENT, gynaecology, urology, as well as a rapid access breast clinic.

About Nuffield Health

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. 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.