Healthcare Assistant (Bank)

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital; Exeter; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay

Pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support radiology services on a part-time bank basis, including weekend work. You will assist with patient care, admissions, and post-procedure support, while collaborating with nurses and consultants in a busy hospital environment.

Qualified applicants will have an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care and relevant care setting experience. IT literacy, patience, and a teams‑oriented approach are essential to provide excellent

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Experience in an acute hospital or care setting.
• Flexible, able to work ad-hoc bank shifts and weekends.
• Good IT literacy and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Put patient care first.
• Carry out administrative duties.
• Support a team of Registered Nurses and consultants in delivering patient care pre- and post-surgery.
• Engage with patients to ensure comfort and safety during visits and procedures.
• Utilise your organisational skills to support efficient radiology workflows.
• Contribute to a positive, patient‑focused environment.

Skills

IT literacy

Communication skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Patient care focus

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Healthcare Assistant – Radiology Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Part time | Includes weekend work | Up to £13 per hour depending on experience

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we’re committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you. As a Healthcare Assistant in Radiology at our hospital, you’ll bring relevant experience, a keen eye for detail and a flexible approach. You demonstrate patience, focus and excellent communication skills. A real team player, you have the diligence, IT literacy and passion for development and training to make a difference.

You will be qualified with an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, with relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting, As a Healthcare Assistant on the ward, you will:

• Put patient care first
• Carry out administrative duties
• Supporting a team of Registered Nurses and consultants in the delivery of exceptional patient care, pre and post surgery
• Enjoy time to get to know the people who are our patients
• Meet the needs of every individual
• Use your organisational skills to make a positive impact and experience
• Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital. The Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a day-case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has a MAKO robot that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

It starts with you. Nuffield Health, is the UK’s largest healthcare charity. For over 60 years, we’ve been working to make the UK fitter, healthier, happier and stronger. All for the public benefit. We do this through our family of 31 award-winning hospitals, 113 fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare clinics and over a 100 workplace wellbeing services.

As a charity, we reinvest all our income into our services, into pioneering improvements in care, and most importantly into our social impact programmes, which are designed to support people who would not normally be able to afford or access our services. Its all part of our mission to give everyone the care they need and to build a healthier nation.