Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients (Bank)

Nuffield Health; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital seeks a part-time Healthcare Assistant for its Outpatients team. This role involves assisting in various specialties, ensuring smooth daily operations, and providing individual patient care. Candidates must have NVQ Level 2 or 3 and demonstrate strong communication skills. Join a leading healthcare charity and contribute to patient care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement

Access to Pension Scheme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in healthcare settings.
• Demonstrates patience and focus.
• Flexible approach to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in various specialties including Orthopaedics and Cardiology.
• Manage daily operations across clinics.
• Support consultants and nurses with procedures.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3

Job description

Healthcare Assistant – Outpatients

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Part time | Includes weekend work
£12.33 per hour

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 is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. We’re passionate about putting patients first and are looking for someone who shares this passion to join our forward-thinking Outpatients team. Working across a variety of cases and supporting a wide range of specialties, you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your skills.

As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients at our Cheltenham Hospital, you’ll bring relevant experience, a keen eye for detail, and a flexible approach. You should demonstrate patience, focus, and excellent communication skills. A team player with diligence, IT literacy, and a passion for development and training will excel in this role. You MUST possess NVQ Level 2 or 3 to be considered.

As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients, you will:

• Assist colleagues in Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Plastics Surgery, ENT, Cardiology, GP Services, Psychiatry, and Physiotherapy
• Have more time to care for patients as individuals
• Manage a wide range of activities and adapt to changing priorities
• Ensure the smooth running of daily operations across various clinics
• Assist consultants and nurses with procedures such as dressings and wound care
• Carry out pre-assessment, both face-to-face and over the phone

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy, and valued. Our benefits package includes Holiday entitlement in line with the Working Time Directive, access to our Pension Scheme, and discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month.

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital

Located in the beautiful Cheltenham area of Gloucestershire, the hospital has excellent transport links near the M5 and A417. Facilities include 33 private ensuite bedrooms, 3 theatres, a small ambulatory unit, a purpose-built close observation unit, 12 consulting rooms with access to treatment rooms, and diagnostic services such as plain x-ray, MRI, CT, mammography, and ultrasound.

We provide a full range of medical and surgical specialties in state-of-the-art facilities, including orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, spinal services, sports injury, ENT, gynaecology, urology, and a rapid access breast clinic.

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

If you’re interested, why not start your application now? We review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advert early, especially if we receive a high volume of applications. Apply promptly to be considered.

It starts with you.