Healthcare Assistant

Jupiter Recruitment; Wimbledon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

22 holidays

Career development

Sick pay

Job summary

Jupiter Recruitment is seeking a committed Healthcare Assistant for a brand-new clinic in Wimbledon, London. You will join a leading UK healthcare provider in an ambulatory setting, supporting patient care across Outpatients, Urgent Care, and Theatres.

The role offers a full-time schedule (37.5 hours/week, 8am–8pm) with benefits including a pension, paid holidays, career development, and sick pay. Prior HCA experience in relevant areas is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience as an HCA or Clinical Support Worker in Outpatients, Urgent Care/Emergency, or Operating Theatres/Day Surgery is preferred.
• Venepuncture/cannulation proficiency or certification is desirable for relevant pathways.
• Understanding of sterile fields and basic infection control in theatre environments.

Responsibilities

• Undertake basic patient observations (BP, pulse, temp, SpO2) and escalate deteriorations to clinicians.
• Support Express Care/Urgent Care with patient triage flow, wound care, dressings, and minor injuries chaperoning.
• Assist in Outpatients with clinic prep, patient prep and chaperoning across rooms; help turnover between appointments.
• Support Theatres with patient prep, safe transfers and positioning, chaperoning, and post-operative recovery under clinical direction.

Skills

Vital signs monitoring

Triage support

Wound care assistance

Infection control

Manual handling

Chaperoning

Job description

An exciting new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Healthcare Assistant to work at brand new clinic opening soon based in the Wimbledon area in London.You will be working for one of UK's leading healthcare providers

This is an amazing ambulatory clinic in Southwest London, providing world-class, accessible healthcare to diverse communities across the area

As a Healthcare Assistant your key duties include:

• Undertaking basic patient observations (e.g., blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation), recognising a deteriorating patient, and escalating appropriately to the supervising clinician
• Supporting the Express Care/Urgent Care team with patient triage flow, wound care assistance, dressings support and minor injuries chaperoning
• Assisting in Outpatients with clinic preparation, patient preparation and chaperoning across consultant and treatment rooms, and turning rooms around between appointments
• Supporting Theatres with patient preparation, safe transfers and positioning, chaperoning, and assisting with recovery/post-operative comfort under clinical direction

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

• Prior experience as an HCA or Clinical Support Worker in at least one of the core areas - (Outpatients, Urgent Care/A&E, or Operating Theatres/Day Surgery)
• Proficiency or certification in venepuncture (drawing blood) and cannulation is highly desirable for Outpatient and Urgent Care pathways
• Understanding of sterile fields, basic infection control protocols within a theatre environment, and safe patient manual handling/positioning protocols

The successful Healthcare Assistant will receive an excellent salary of £28,000 per annum.This exciting position is a full time role working 37.5 hours a week from 8am-8pm.In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

• Pension
• 22 holidays
• Career development
• Sick pay

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