Healthcare Assistants Full and Part time - Top rates of up to £1500 week

Warehousingsolutions; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Birmingham is looking for a Health Care Assistant to join their team. You will be responsible for delivering patient care, conducting health checks, and assisting clinical teams. The position offers flexible shifts from Monday to Sunday, with competitive pay ranging from £800 to £1600 weekly. Ideal candidates will be team-oriented and able to manage their workload effectively. Benefits include a pension scheme, medical and dental cover, and opportunities for overtime.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Medical cover

Dental cover

Family cover

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Must know limits of capabilities and seek guidance.
• Experience in patient care is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient, professional care to patients.
• Carry out BMI checks and BP monitoring.
• Undertake the collection of intravenous blood samples.

Skills

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times. They must also know the limits of their own capabilities and seek direction from a Practice nurse, GP, or Practice Manager.

Working under the supervision of the practice nursing team and strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines and protocols, the health care assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide efficient, professional care to patients
• Carry out BMI checks
• Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring according to protocols, advising patients accordingly
• Undertake the collection of intravenous blood samples
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
• Test urine specimens using appropriate equipment and record results

Work Schedule

• Monday to Friday, Saturday to Sunday and lots of overtime
• Shifts available
• 8 am till 2 pm
• 8 am till 6 pm
• 10 am till 6 pm
• 2 pm till 10 pm
• 6 pm till 2 am
• 8 pm till 6 am
• 12 am till 8 am

Compensation and Benefits

• £800 to £1600 week paid weekly
• pension scheme, medical and dental cover, family cover
• lots of overtime

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