Senior Healthcare Assistant - Pre-assessment

NHS; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent hospital group in Slough is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join their Pre Assessment team. The role involves routine healthcare tasks, communication with patients, and maintaining safety standards. Ideal candidates should have prior experience in a clinical setting. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, ensuring employee well-being and development.

Benefits

Access to Spire Healthcare pension

Free uniform

Employer and employee contributory pension

Opportunities for further training and progression

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine tasks related to individuals' health and well-being.
• Maintain communication with people on routine care matters.
• Ensure completion of competencies and relevant training.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and colleagues.
• Record information related to designated tasks accurately.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work flexibly

Education

NVQ Level 3 (desirable)

Job description

Senior Healthcare Assistant - Pre-assessment

Senior Healthcare Assistant Pre-Assessment | Slough | Full Time 37.5 hrs per week

Spire Thames Valley in Slough are now recruiting a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join their Pre Assessment team

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business, bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality of patient care.

We are committed to our employees, well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward

Working hrs/days- Monday - Saturday 8am-4pm/9am-5pm. 5 out of 6 days on a rota.

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities:

• Undertake routine tasks related to individuals health and well being
• Establish and maintain communication with people on routine care matters
• Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.
• Ensure completion of competencies, relevant training and development.
• Ensures work load is carried out efficiently and to agreed standardised working practice and protocols.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors and colleagues.
• Attendance at POA meetings and daily POA huddles where clinical outcome data is captured on POA clinical assurance board
• Obtain consent from individuals before starting the tasks/activities* which can include Phlebotomy Capillary blood testing Electrocardiogram (ECG) recording Point of care urine testing and urine samples including catheter specimens Baseline vital signs observations, NEWS 2, height and weight, BMI, Neck circumference MRSA/MSSA/COVID swabbing
• Record information related to designated tasks accurately and pass to the relevant person in the team.
• Identify normal parameters of test undertaken and be able to escalate these to the relevant person.
• Identify an unwell patient and be aware of own limitations and when to call for assistance.
• Maintain stock control of consumables used in the clinics

About us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

Job responsibilities

Who we are looking for

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a clinical environment (ideally Pre Assessment)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential
• NVQ Level 3 is desirable
• Able to work flexibly

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist Resourcing Team
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Mark [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please see above

Experience

• Please see above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Wexham St, Wexham Street, Slough SL3 6NH

Wexham St, Wexham Street, Slough SL3 6NH