Now Hiring: Healthcare Assistant in Peterborough (Visa Sponsorship Offered) NHS Jobs

Digitaltidewave; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their team in Peterborough. The role involves patient advocacy, managing clinical risks, and ensuring efficient patient scheduling. Candidates should be committed to maintaining confidentiality and adhering to health and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Understanding of Health & Safety regulations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection standards.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming patients and acting as their advocate.
• Managing clinical risk and ensuring a smooth workflow.
• Accurate data entry into patient management systems.

Skills

Patient Advocacy

Data Entry

Communication

Clinical Risk Management

Job description

Job role: Healthcare Assistant

Company name:NHS Jobs

Salary:£23,000.00 per year

Job Reference: M0035-25-0311

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About the Job:

What you are responsible for:

• Welcoming patients to the clinic in a professional manner and acting as patient advocate at all times to ensure both privacy and dignity.
• Clarifying patients identification and explaining the process of their Lung Cancer Screening appointment
• Managing clinical risk within own designated working area
• Ensuring the smooth flow of clinical and administrative work whilst supporting nurses and other colleagues
• Supporting patients to safely access subsequent elements of the face to face Lung Cancer Screening appointments (potential CT scan) and providing a patient handover once at the secondary location
• Accurately entering data into the patient management system and maintaining these systems with accurate and up to date information
• Adhering to the requirements of the Data Protection Act (1984) ensuring confidentiality of information regarding staff and patients is always maintained
• Dealing with telephone and direct enquiries in a prompt and effective manner, ensuring the provision of information and prioritisation of queries as appropriate
• Facilitating efficient patient scheduling and throughput, leading to optimal use of nursing capacity
• Cleaning, monitoring and tidying equipment as directed and report any problems or malfunctions to senior member of staff.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment
• Remaining up to date with mandatory training and completing any additional courses required for this role
• Understanding all responsibilities and adhering to all statutory requirements for Health & Safety, COSHH, PPE, fire safety, complaints, accident reporting and magnetic field & radiation safety
• Complying with ISO standards in respect of Information Security Management
• Demonstrating safe, effective practice in line with InHealth policies and procedures.

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