Theatre Healthcare Assistant - Bank

Integrated Care System; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Integrated Care System is seeking a bank theatre healthcare assistant for Gayton Road Health Centre. This role entails providing efficient patient care during surgical interventions and supporting clinicians in a multi-disciplinary team setting. Applicants with primary care experience are preferred, alongside essential qualifications like a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care. The position offers flexibility in hours and a commitment to high standards of patient care, making it an ideal opportunity for dedicated professionals looking to make a difference in healthcare.

Benefits

Bank enhancement in addition to hourly rate

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake.
• Experience working within a healthcare setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills with confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care given to patients.
• Assist clinicians and theatre staff.
• Manage admission and discharge of patients.

Skills

Clinical skills

Patient-facing communication

Organisational skills

Time management

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Vida Healthcare are excited to offer the opportunity for a bank theatre healthcare assistant to work at their Gayton Road Health Centre. This is a zero hour/bank contract.

Reporting to the lead surgical services coordinator, this role will be providing safe and efficient care for patients attending our health centre for outpatient or surgical intervention.

The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different to the role within other settings and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the care given to patients as determined by internal procedures and documentation.
• Provide assistance to clinicians and other theatre staff.
• Educate patients to continue their care to promote good healing after they leave the surgical unit, under the supervision of the qualified member of the team.
• Participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary theatre team.
• Manage admission before, and recovery and discharge of patients following their procedure according to unit protocols.
• Ensure work carried out is clinically effective and safe.
• Create, maintain, and enhance effective working relationships with other team members.
• Assist with audits and surveys to ensure processes in place are efficient.
• Keep accurate records of patient interactions, phone calls or treatment.

Bank enhancement in addition to hourly rate.

About us

Vida Healthcare is one of Norfolk's largest and most successful general practices, working with colleagues in the NHS to provide the best possible patient care. Our practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, by creating a work environment that encourages talented individuals to thrive and make a difference. We area multi-site, part-dispensing GP partnership looking after approx. 31,000 patients across 4 sites in 3 locations.

We pride ourselves on our impeccable standards of patient care and to maintain this it is essential that we employ reliable team players with strong caring qualities, dedication, and excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality-of-service delivery. We are highly organised and efficient with incredible support teams. Additionally supported by the PCN working together to deliver high quality primary healthcare.

We have a positive vision for the future with strong team working ethics. Further information:

• Experienced impressive growth
• Opportunity for extended roles
• Flexibility for right candidate for sessions/hours/locations,
• PMS
• SystmOne
• High QOF achiever

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please see theattached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent;

Experience

• Experience of working within a healthcare setting.
• Strong clinical skills.
• Familiar with surgical centre policies and protocols for all tasks undertaken in the unit.
• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of cataract and minor surgery.

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.

Vida Healthcare | Gayton Road Health Centre