Healthcare Assistant - Theatres

Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity in Ipswich seeks a Healthcare Assistant to work in theatre on an ad-hoc basis. The ideal candidate will have NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care and experience in an acute setting. Responsibilities include supporting patients during surgeries and assisting the theatre team. This role offers competitive pay and a benefits package including discounted gym membership and pension scheme. Join us to contribute to high standards of patient care in a private hospital environment.

Benefits

Discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month

Access to pension scheme

Holiday in line with Working Time Directive

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting.

Responsibilities

• Create a great experience for patients undergoing surgeries.
• Care for patients with individual needs.
• Support the theatre team with moving patients and preparation.

Skills

Great communication skills

Flexible approach to duties and hours

Empathy

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Healthcare Assistant – Theatre

Ipswich Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Ad Hoc

£14.00 per hour, dependent on experience

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 Healthcare Assistant in 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:

• 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.

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. From Holiday 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 Ipswich Hospital

Set in over 19 acres of private woodland, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital is a haven of tranquility and repose. Only private patients are treated at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, making us the only purely private hospital in East Anglia and the first within the Nuffield Health Hospitals group. We are currently registered with the Care Quality Commission for 60 beds, with areas of specialty in cataract, cosmetic, gynaecology, imaging & radiology, orthopaedics and urology & men’s health. Ipswich has a CQC rating of good.

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.