HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS X 10 £22.50 HOUR FULL AND PART TIME

Consultora Excelsior; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency in Luton is seeking Healthcare Assistants to join their team. These roles offer £22.50 per hour with both full and part-time options available. Responsibilities include providing patient care, performing BMI checks, and undertaking blood sample collections. Ideal candidates will have strong teamwork and organizational skills, and adhere to confidentiality protocols. Opportunities for overtime and benefits such as a pension scheme are included.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Medical and dental cover

Family cover

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team and prioritize workload.
• Understanding of confidentiality regulations.
• Ability to follow guidelines and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient and professional care to patients.
• Carry out BMI checks and monitor blood pressure.
• Collect intravenous blood samples.
• Perform baseline observations accurately.
• Test urine specimens and record results.

Skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Communication

Job description

About the job HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS X 10 £22.50 HOUR FULL AND PART TIME

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 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
• To test urine specimens using appropriate equipment and record results
• Monday to Friday, Saturday to Sunday and lots of overtime
• PAYE roles
• Pension scheme, medical and dental cover, family cover