Healthcare Assistant

Dorking Healthcare Limited; Tandridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Surrey is seeking a passionate Healthcare Assistant to join their growing team. In this role, you will provide essential clinical support to medical staff and conduct various patient assessments. The position requires good attention to detail, teamwork, and effective communication skills. Competitive salaries and opportunities for training are provided, along with 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays. The role involves working across multiple clinic sites, making a driving license advantageous.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Membership of the NHS pension scheme

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Opportunities for training and development

Free on-site parking at some locations

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Confidence to communicate with a diverse range of people.
• Adaptability and a can-do attitude are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support to Consultants and Medical Staff.
• Conduct nurse-led clinics including Spirometry and blood pressure measurements.
• Drive to various clinic locations as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Effective communication

Teamwork

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Job description

Overview

This role is responsible for providing clinical support to the Consultants and Medical Staff of DHC. The successful applicant would cover a wide variety of clinic specialities, gaining experience in many areas. They will also hold nurse-led clinics, such as conducting Spirometry, FeNO, taking blood pressures, applying holter cardiac monitoring devices and height and weight measurements.

Working Hours

Our regular hours of work could be between 07:45 and 21:45, Monday to Friday and Saturday 08:00-18:00. Saturday shifts are shared within the nursing team. The nursing team consists of 12 people, with a mixture of registered nurses and healthcare assistants.

Locations

We hold clinics across 5 locations, and the ability to drive and to have your own means of transportation would be highly beneficial. The preference of sites will be discussed at the interview.

Candidate Profile

The ideal applicant will have excellent attention to detail, computer literacy, the ability to maintain confidentiality, confidence to speak up when acting as a chaperone, the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people, ability to remain calm under pressure. Have a can-do attitude and be an effective team worker. No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! A can-do attitude is a vital asset at DHC, and we are looking for like-minded individuals to work with us who share the same approach and work ethic.

About DHC

This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of our organisation as we are going through a period of growth and looking to recruit a passionate Healthcare Assistant to our professional and friendly team. The role will be based within Outpatients and will involve working across 3 sites. We offer a good working environment in a friendly, progressive team. Dorking Healthcare (DHC) is an organisation that provides a wide range of quality healthcare services in Surrey and Sussex. We are registered with the CQC (Care Quality Commission), and we are an accredited AQP (Any Qualified Provider). In our CQC inspection, we were rated as Good. Our vision is to continually improve local services for patients by offering first-class care and shorter waiting times.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Membership of the NHS pension scheme
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Opportunities for training and development
• Some of our sites have free on-site parking (subject to availability)
• We aim to be an employer of choice and conduct annual staff satisfaction surveys

DHC actively encourages and promotes diversity, ensures all voices are heard and included and is committed to equal opportunities for all.