Healthcare Assistant - Theatre

Nuffield Health; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

free gym membership

health assessments

retail discounts

pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital is seeking a Healthcare Assistant in theatre. You’ll be highly motivated and thrive in a fast-changing environment, bringing empathy and excellent communication to patient care during major and minor surgeries.

You’ll need NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care and relevant acute-hospital experience. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with a salary of £25,545 per annum. Join a charity reinvesting in services and community health.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care is required.
• Strong communication and empathy are essential.
• Experience in an acute hospital or care setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create a great experience for patients undergoing major and minor surgeries.
• Provide patient-centered care and respond to individual needs.
• Assist with moving patients and theatre preparation.
• Support the theatre team and administrative tasks as needed.
• Work flexibly to support the team during shifts.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Healthcare Assistant – Theatre Brentwood Hospital

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 HealthcareAssistantin theatre at our hospital, you’ll be highly motivated and enjoy working somewhere that’s constantly and rapidly changing. You’ll show real empathy and find the challenges of theatre work fascinating.As well as great communication skills, you’ll bring a flexible approach to both your duties and hours. You will be qualified with an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, and have relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting.

As a Healthcare Assistant in theatre, you will:

Responsibilities

• Create a great experience for patients undergoing major and minor surgeries
• Have the time you need to care for patients as people
• Understand people’s individual needs
• Play a key role in a fast-paced environment, supporting the theatre team where you will assist with moving patients, theatre preparation, family reassurance, administration tasks
• Work flexibly to support our team
• Helping you feel good

Salary: £25,545 per annum. Contract type: Permanent. Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week).

Benefits

• free gym membership
• health assessments
• retail discounts
• pension options

Our modern, well-equipped hospital provides a range of services and treatments from outpatients and minor procedures through to inpatients and major surgical specialties. Hospital facilities include 42 beds, 4 Theatres, an Endoscopy Suite, 16 consulting rooms, MRI, CT, General Imaging, Pathology, Physiotherapy, and an onsite Pharmacy. We are established as one of the leading providers of healthcare in the area and have just completed a major refurbishment of the Endoscopy Unit. With excellent patient satisfaction rates, we are proud of our reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding care. Brentwood hospital specialises in orthopaedics, general surgery, men's and women’s health, children’s services, and cosmetic surgery.

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

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.