Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients (Bank)
Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients (Bank) at Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Part Time | May include weekend work | £12.58 per hour
Main duties of the job
* Be flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and team worker
* Join a close-knit team headed by our matron on our consultant-led department
* Fully understand and pay close attention to each patient's needs
* Work directly with some of the best clinical talent around
* Gain valuable experience of new practices, equipment and facilities
* Collaborate with practitioners across other departments to ensure continuity in patient care
About us
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital is recognised for its friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care. Our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968, featuring 40 en-suite bedrooms, busy outpatients and pre-assessment departments, diagnostic imaging services (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography, and X-ray), pathology, a paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, 3 state-of-the-art operating theatres, and physiotherapy services.
Job responsibilities
As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients, you will bring relevant experience, a keen eye for detail, and a flexible approach. You will demonstrate patience, focus, and excellent communication skills. A real team player, you will have the diligence, IT literacy, and passion for development and training to make a difference. You will be qualified with an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, with relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting.
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will:
* Be flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and team worker
* Join a close-knit team headed by our matron on our consultant-led department
* Fully understand and pay close attention to each patient's needs
* Work directly with some of the best clinical talent around
* Gain valuable experience of new practices, equipment and facilities
* Collaborate with practitioners across other departments to ensure continuity in patient care
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy, and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, including holidays in line with the Working Time Directive, access to our Pension Scheme, and discounted gym membership at £15.00 a month. Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
Experience
* Relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting.
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.
Kingswood Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4UL
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