Healthcare Assistant Band 3 - Bury St Edmunds (Bank Contract)

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to work in Bury St Edmunds. The role includes providing patients with clear information about tests and recording their data. The candidate should possess strong customer care skills and be able to assist with stock management and equipment setup. This bank contract offers a flexible working ethos, commitment to personal development, and various employee benefits including 27 days holiday on starting. Experience in spirometry is preferred.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service cover

Competitive salaries

27 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Blue light card access

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE Level.
• Experience in spirometry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear information to patients about the testing process.
• Accurately record patient information and results.
• Assist with stock management and equipment setup.

Skills

Customer care skills

Stock management

Calm incident management

Education

GCSE Level

Tools

Testing systems

Job description

Healthcare Assistant Band 3 - Bury St Edmunds (Bank Contract)

GP+ Respiratory diagnostics team.We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Main duties of the job

Provide clear, reassuring information to patients about the testing process and next steps.

Accurately record patient information and test results in line with NHS data protection and confidentiality standards.

About us

Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Job responsibilities

Is it for me?

We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.

• Youll work closely with other clinical staff and administrators to ensure smooth operations and a positive patient journey.
• Assist with stock management and equipment setup for community clinics as required
• Have good customer or patient care skills, full training will be being given on using testing systems
• Help manage any incidents or patient concerns in a calm and professional manner.
• Where the service requires it, travel to various community locations across Suffolk.

Contract type: Bank, Saturdays 13:00-17:00 & Tuesday 18:30-21:00

What we can offer you:

• A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that get it
• Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and no wait responses
• A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service cover
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years service
• Blue light card employer Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

Person Specification

See Person Specification

• Educated to GCSE Level
• Spirometry experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.