Healthcare Assistant - Theatre

Nuffield Health; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private healthcare provider in Glasgow is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their theatre team. In this permanent, full-time role, you will support patients before, during, and after surgeries, ensuring a positive experience. Applicants must have an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care and relevant experience. The position offers a range of benefits including free gym membership and health assessments.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting.

Responsibilities

• Create a great experience for patients undergoing surgeries.
• Support the theatre team with patient moving and theatre preparation.
• Work flexibly to support the team.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Overview

Healthcare Assistant (Theatres)

Glasgow Hospital | Theatre | Permanent | Full Time | Includes weekend work

£24,043.50 per annum

37.5 Hours per week

As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we exist to look after the nation's health. We're working to create the highest standard of care - and it starts with you. By supporting colleagues and simply being there when it matters, you\'ll help us create the best possible patient experience.

As a Healthcare Assistant in theatre at our Glasgow 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,

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

Benefits

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. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.

Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital

Located in the heart of the West End of Glasgow; you will be working at one of Scotland\'s leading private hospitals. This year, we embarked on phase three of our multi-million pound refurbishment, adding state of the art equipment like our Mako robotic arm for orthopaedic surgery and a new ambulatory theatre. We have a special focus in the areas of orthopaedics, spinal surgery, ophthalmology, weight loss surgery and cosmetic treatment.

At Nuffield Health, we take care of what\'s important to you.

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.

Apply today… It starts with you.