Senior Healthcare Assistant Pre-Op

NHS; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A respected healthcare provider in Kidderminster is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant for their Pre-operative Assessment team. The ideal candidate will have experience in an acute hospital setting and hold a relevant NVQ qualification. Responsibilities include managing a clinic, performing various patient assessments, and mentoring junior staff members. This role offers a 30-hour contract with flexible shifts.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant in an acute hospital environment is required.
• Must be able to undertake core skills and be physically active throughout the shift.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, plan, and run your own assigned clinic via PAS.
• Undertake patient assessments and relevant investigations.
• Engage in health promotion and explain patient information.

Skills

Reliable and punctual

Able to mentor and supervise other HCAs/Student Nurses

ECG Trained

Computer Literate

Knowledge of Trust IT systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Direct Care or equivalent

Key Skills literacy/numeracy

Job description

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Senior Healthcare Assistant Pre-Op. The closing date is 19 October 2025.

We are looking for talented, committed individuals who share our vision, values and professional ambition to join our Pre-operative Assessment team at Kidderminster Treatment Centre on a 30 hours contract.

As a Band 3 Healthcare assistant, you will be responsible for seeing patients in Pre-operative Assessment support clinic to undertake investigations relevant to the patients assessment. This will include, but is not limited to, venepuncture, ECGs, MRSA swabbing and CPE sampling.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Healthcare assistant, you will be expected to prep, plan and run your own clinic assigned to you via PAS. This will include health promotion, explaining patient information and clinical skills such as ECGs and Venepuncture.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

Job responsibilities

Key Working Relationships: Department staff, Patients and their relatives/carers/significant other, Staff in other departments

Risk Assessment: The post involves manual handling activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels. It may also involve exposure to challenging behaviour.

Job Purpose: The Senior Health Care Assistant is a member of the department team who implements prescribed care and/or undertakes some higher-level clinical activities as directed by a registered nurse.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• Reliable and punctual
• Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding own boundaries
• Self-awareness in terms of recognising the impact of their behaviour and others
• Able to present a professional image appropriate to the working environment
• Ability to work within a diverse and busy environment
• Willingness to embrace change

Experience

• Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant in an acute hospital environment
• Experience in POA environment

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Direct Care, or equivalent, or willing to work towards
• Key Skills literacy/numeracy or equivalent

Skills and Abilities

• Able to mentor and supervise other HCAs/Student Nurses in the working environment
• ECG Trained
• Computer Literate
• Knowledge of Trust IT systems i.e. Bluespier, CLIP, ICE and PAS

Other job requirements

• Must be flexible with shift patterns and internal rotation
• Confidentiality
• May be required to work in other departments as required
• This post requires the post holder to undertake core skills
• Fitness and mobility in order to be physically active throughout a shift and undertake manual handling activities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.