Healthcare assistant

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a friendly and efficient Health Care Assistant for the Cardiac Day Unit and Cath Lab. This role involves supporting nursing staff in a busy environment, contributing to the development of a new cardiac unit, and providing compassionate care. Join us for a rewarding career with excellent benefits and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing support alongside nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Support nursing staff and consultant cardiologists in the Cardiac Day Unit and Cath Labs.

Skills

Communication

Job description

Vacancy: Health Care Assistant - Cardiac Day Unit/Cath Lab

We are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic, and efficient health care assistant to join our team in the Cardiac Day Unit and Cardiac Cath Lab. You will provide nursing support alongside nurses and healthcare assistants in a busy environment. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills.

The unit has recently expanded, offering an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of our 6-bed cardiac day unit, 5-chair radial lounge, and 2 cardiac catheterisation laboratories, where procedures such as primary angioplasty and pacemaker insertions are performed.

Your role will involve working in both the Cardiac Day Unit and the Cardiac Cath Labs, supporting nursing staff and consultant cardiologists.

Why join us?

• Benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career growth.
• Enjoy flexible and agile working arrangements, along with NHS benefits including generous annual leave, pension scheme, and discount schemes.
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services to support a healthy workforce.

Our commitments

• We promote inclusion and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds.
• We value differences and foster a respectful workplace environment.
• We believe diversity enhances outcomes for the communities we serve.
• We are supportive of the Armed Forces community, including service leavers and veterans.

Our vision, mission, and values

• Vision: To provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
• Mission: To deliver personal and compassionate care every time.
• Values: Collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Natasha Young
• Job Title: Unit Sister
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: [phone]