Healthcare Assistant Outpatients

Nuffield Health Careers; Buckhurst Hill; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Financial wellbeing support

Job summary

Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital in Buckhurst Hill is seeking a Healthcare Assistant for Outpatients. The role is a permanent full-time position (37.5 hours per week) across outpatients services, with opening hours Monday–Friday 8am–9pm and Saturdays 8am–2pm, with occasional shifts as required.

You will support a wide range of specialties, working to ensure smooth day-to-day clinic operations. The ideal candidate will have NVQ Level 3, prior HCA experience, and be an experienced phlebotomist

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare required.
• Previous HCA experience essential.
• Phlebotomy experience is essential.
• Strong IT literacy and using healthcare IT systems.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist colleagues in Orthopaedics, Gynecology, ENT, and GP Services.
• Provide patient-focused care and spend time with patients.
• Manage a wide range of activities and changing priorities.
• Ensure day-to-day operations of clinics run smoothly.
• Assist consultants and nurses with procedures, including dressings and wound care.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Patient care

IT literacy

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare

Tools

IT systems (EMR)

Job description

Healthcare Assistant – Outpatients

Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital | Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HX | Outpatients | Permanent full time 37.5 hrs| Department opening hours are Monday – Friday 8am - 9pm Saturday 8am – 2pm varying shifts within these hours as required

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. We’re passionate about putting patients first. And we’re looking for someone who feels the same to join our forward-thinking Outpatients team on the bank. Working across a variety of cases and supporting a wide range of specialties, you’re sure to broaden your skills.

As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients at The Holly 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 a passion for development and training in order to make a difference. You will be an experienced phlebotomist and will have used your skills in a work setting. NVQ level 3 and previous work experience as a HCA are essential!

As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients, you will:

• Assist colleagues in Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, ENT, and GP Services
• Enjoy more time to care for patients as individuals
• Manage a wide range of activities and changing priorities
• Make sure the day-to-day operations of our various clinics run smoothly
• Assist consultants and nurses with procedures, such as dressings and wound care

About us

The Holly Hospital is located in Buckhurst Hill, Essex and is one of the South East’s leading private hospitals. For over 35 years, we have provided first-class independent healthcare for the local community.

We are renowned locally for our high standards of nursing care and friendly atmosphere.

Our expert team

The Holly Hospital works with over 300 consultants and other specialists in the South East. Many of these healthcare professionals also work in the NHS and are leaders in their field.

The breast unit has recently achieved Bupa centre of excellence status and is part of the successful holly oncology unit who also have Macmillan accreditation.

Both the breast and oncology teams are proud to be part of specialist multi-disciplinary teams including nurses, consultants in oncology, surgery and radiology, mammographers; And are interdependent on other teams within the hospital

Our facilities

• 24 consulting rooms
• 39 beds
• 5 theatres
• 6 treatment rooms
• 8 day care beds/seats
• 6 private rooms with seats
• 6 chemotherapy bays/beds
• Pharmacy
• 2 MRI
• CT
• 3 Ultrasound
• X-Ray
• DEXA
• Mammography
• BUPA accredited breast and bowel care centre
• Oral surgery and dentistry suite
• Physiotherapy and sports centrePathology laboratory
• Decontamination Department

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. With everything from free gym membership, a cycle to work scheme to financial wellbeing support and more – at Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.