Healthcare Assistant

Diagnosticworld; Leicester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS check

NHS training

Uniform provided

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Diagnosticworld is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support sonographers and deliver patient care in community Health Centres across the UK. A valid driving license and car access are essential to travel between sites. This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

You will assist with ultrasound sessions, transport equipment, and support aftercare, while helping maintain safety, data protection, and cleanliness throughout clinics.

Qualifications

• Excellent patient care and communication skills
• Friendly outgoing professional personality
• Ability to work as part of a small, focused team
• Eligibility to reside and work in the UK
• Good organisational and time management skills
• The ability to plan and prioritize work

Responsibilities

• Transport the portable ultrasound scanner and equipment between practices
• Assist Sonographers and act as a Chaperone during clinics
• Provide aftercare for patients following scanning procedures
• Assist the sonographer with cleaning requirements
• Ensure clinic rooms are clean and set up as at the start of clinic
• Maintain inventory of disposables and replenish with Clinic Manager

Skills

Excellent patient care

Friendly personality

Team player

Eligibility to reside/work in the UK

Organisational skills

Plan and prioritise work

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic person to join our team as a Healthcare Assistant (No Sponsorship Available), working in community-based Health Centres. As our Healthcare Assistant, you will be providing the best patient care while assisting our Sonographers as they carry out ultrasound scanning procedures to our NHS patients.

A valid driver's license and access to a car is essential for this role.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• To be responsible for transporting the portable ultrasound scanner and equipment from practice to practice as required ready for the start of the clinical session.
• To carry out patient care duties and to assist Sonographers and act as a Chaperone during the clinics, including use of IT equipment
• Providing aftercare for patients following scanning procedures
• To assist the sonographer in cleaning requirements as required
• Ensure that clinic rooms are clean and put back to how the room was at the start of the clinic
• To adhere to company policy and procedures in terms of health and safety, data protection and confidentiality.
• To maintain an inventory of clinical disposables and replenish as required in conjunction with Clinic Manager

To be considered to this role, you should be able to demonstrate you have the following qualifications/experience:

• Excellent patient care and communication skills
• Friendly outgoing professional personality
• Ability to work as part of a small, focused team
• Eligibility to reside and work in the UK.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to plan and prioritize work.

We offer;

• Free update service enhanced DBS
• Free NHS Mandatory Training and certificates
• Free Uniform and ID badges
• Access to Employee Assistance Program

As our Healthcare Assistant, you will be required to be available to work up to 37.5 hours per week, with occasional weekend shifts.

Please note - All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, DBS and occupational health clearance being obtained. The appointment is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975. Employees are not entitled therefore to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent under the provision of the Act, and in the event of employing any failure to disclose such convictions could result in the termination of employment. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered in relation to an application for positions to which order applies.