Healthcare Assistant (Bank)

Nuffield Health; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; Part time

Job summary

Nuffield Health is seeking a Healthcare Assistant (Bank) to join their Tunbridge Wells Hospital team. You will play a vital role in patient care across various specialities, requiring excellent communication skills and NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care. Enjoy a flexible schedule and a supportive work environment as you assist in essential healthcare activities, ensuring high standards of service and patient satisfaction.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement in line with the Working Time Directive

Access to pension scheme

Discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting.
• Diligence and a flexible approach to work.
• Team player with a passion for development and training.

Responsibilities

• Assist colleagues in various medical departments.
• Ensure smooth day-to-day operations of clinics.
• Assist with procedures like dressings and wound care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Patience

IT literacy

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Healthcare Assistant (Bank)

Location: Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Department: Nursing | Type: Bank | Schedule: Ad Hoc

Salary: £12.58 per hour

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 a commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you.

As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients 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 diligence, IT literacy, and a 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 in Outpatients, you will:

• Assist colleagues in Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Plastics Surgery, ENT, Cardiology, GP Services, Psychiatry, and Physiotherapy
• Enjoy more time to care for patients as individuals
• Manage a wide range of activities and changing priorities
• Ensure the smooth day-to-day operations of our various clinics
• Assist consultants and nurses with procedures, such as dressings and wound care

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, including holiday entitlement in line with the Working Time Directive, access to our pension scheme, and discounted gym membership at £25.00 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 Tunbridge Wells Hospital

Recognised for their friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care, our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. It features 40 en-suite bedrooms, busy outpatient and pre-assessment departments, and provides diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography, X-ray), pathology, paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, three state-of-the-art operating theatres, and physiotherapy services.

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

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

It starts with you.