Perioperative Healthcare Assistant

The British United Provident Association Limited; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days + holidays

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee Referral Scheme

Staff restaurant

Job summary

New Victoria Hospital in Kingston upon Thames, part of Bupa, seeks a Perioperative Healthcare Assistant. You will support the theatre team, ensuring patient dignity and a high-quality experience in a private hospital setting.

You will assist with preparing for lists, scrubbing and circulating, maintaining clean equipment and stock, and helping with patient positioning for surgery. A 6-month HCA perioperative background and GCSEs are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience as a HCA in a perioperative setting.
• Educated to GCSE or equivalent, including English and Maths.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Exceptional communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the theatre team with direct patient care before, during and after surgery.
• Build rapport with patients and respond to distress and anxiety appropriately.
• Scrub and circulate for procedures and prepare lists as required.
• Maintain safe practices and understand risk assessments and procedures.
• Ensure equipment is safe and maintained; manage faulty items.
• Assist with stock levels and department cleanliness and tidiness.
• Assist with moving, handling and positioning patients for surgery.

Skills

HCA experience

Perioperative setting

Planning

Communication

Teamwork

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Job description

Job Description: Perioperative Healthcare Assistant

Location: New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5

Shifts: Monday- Saturday. 5 days per week. (Alternate Saturdays 07:30-4pm) Early: 07:30-4pm Late: 12:30-9pm Half day: 07:30-1pm

Salary: £27,878 per annum

We make health happen New Victoria Hospital (NVH) in Kingston upon Thames is a well-established private hospital offering a wide range of elective surgical services. The theatre department consists of 3 operating theatres and 1 dedicated endoscopy unit, supporting specialties including Orthopaedics, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Endoscopy, providing staff with exposure to a varied and high-quality surgical caseload.

How you’ll help us make health happen

Under direct supervision, you’ll assist the multi-disciplinary theatre team in providing high-quality care for patients in the theatre department, ensuring patient dignity, privacy and an excellent patient experience.

Key responsibilities

• Participate in the direct care of patients in support of a registered nurse or operating department practitioner, prior to, during and following surgery.
• Able to develop a good rapport with patients, responding to patient distress and anxiety appropriately.
• Scrub and circulate for procedures as allocated by qualified peri-operative practitioner and prepare for lists as per departmental procedure.
• Maintain safe systems of practice, familiarise themselves with risk assessments and any procedures designed to promote safe systems of practice.
• Ensure that all equipment and surgical instruments are used in accordance with manufacturer instructions, taken out of service when faulty and promptly repaired.
• Help maintain stock levels within the department.
• Ensure the department is clean and tidy and well stocked at all times.
• Assist with the moving and handling as well as the positioning of patients for surgery.

What we’re looking for

• Minimum of 6 months experience as a HCA within a perioperative (or equivalent) setting
• Educated to GCSE or equivalent (including English and Maths)
• Planning and organising skills
• Exceptional communicator
• Ability to work as part of a team

Benefits

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days + bank holidays increasing with length of service
• In-house training for all staff
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Access to subsidised staff restaurant
• Interest free travel loan
• Private healthcare (T&Cs Apply)
• Bicycle Loan Scheme
• Retailer discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme

Part of a Globally Trusted Healthcare Group

When you join New Victoria, you also become part of Bupa — a global healthcare leader with the scale, stability and expertise of a major international brand. Being backed by Bupa means access to an extensive network of clinical and operational specialists, shared best practice from across the organisation, and the support of well‑established systems that help you grow, develop and deliver exceptional care. Our size gives us strength, while our purpose keeps us personal.

We champion diversity and want our people to reflect the communities we serve.

Everyone is encouraged to “Be you at Bupa”, and we actively welcome colleagues from all backgrounds and experiences. Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Locations: New Victoria Hospital

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