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Theatre Healthcare Assistant, Essex, Monday - Sunday Days Only
Spire Hartswood Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Theatre Healthcare Assistant to join the team on a full-time basis.
Spire Hartswood Hospital is a 49-bed facility with 4 theatres, offering a comprehensive range of services and facilities. Our vision is to be recognized as a world-class healthcare provider, bringing together the best people dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Assist the multidisciplinary operating team by providing a timely portering service, including escorting patients between wards, departments, and theatre suite; transporting equipment, medical records, meals, specimens, and linen; moving furniture.
* Perform routine tasks related to patient health and well-being.
* Communicate information effectively and contribute to personal development.
* Maintain own and others’ health, safety, and security.
* Assist in maintaining and developing services.
* Ensure actions support quality, equality, diversity, and rights.
* Move patients, surgical equipment, and goods safely.
* Acknowledge risks related to Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand responsibilities for prevention and control.
Who We're Looking For:
* Experience of acting under instruction.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* General portering skills.
* Competence in moving and handling.
* English language proficiency at IELTS 7.0 level.
* Experience in moving and handling patients in the perioperative area.
* Ability to attach additional equipment to operating tables and trolleys.
* Safe use of perioperative equipment specific to the role.
* Experience as a porter or in a similar caring role within a clinical environment.
We Offer:
Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
* 35 days of annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays.
* Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options.
* ‘Spire for you’ reward platform with discounts and cashback from over 1000 retailers.
* Free Bupa wellness screening.
* Private medical insurance.
* Life assurance.
Our Values:
We are proud of our heritage in private healthcare and our core values:
* Driving clinical excellence.
* Doing the right thing.
* Caring is our passion.
* Keeping it simple.
* Succeeding and celebrating together.
We support our employees’ well-being through work-life balance, ongoing development, support, and rewards.
About Spire Healthcare:
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the UK, the largest in revenue, with 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales, and Scotland, providing diagnostics, inpatient, day case, and outpatient care.
Equal Opportunities Statement: Spire Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive culture. Our people are our difference—dedicated, warm, and committed to excellence.
Closing date: We reserve the right to close vacancies early once sufficient applications are received.
Our people are our difference; their dedication, warmth, and pursuit of excellence set us apart.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about caring for people.
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