Job Description

Bank Healthcare Assistant (FTC)

Bank Healthcare Assistant | HCA | Brentwood | Fixed term contract, 12/14 months

Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood are looking to recruit an Healthcare Assistant to join our fantastic teams. You will be providing a caring support service to our patients across different departments. This is a fixed term contract covering maternity leave for up to 14 months.

Spire Hartswood is a 50 bedded acute hospital situated in Essex. The hospital offers a range of services and facilities including four operating theatres, a sterile services department, a dedicated endoscopy suite, and a diagnostic and imaging department with an MRI and CT scanner. There are outpatient and physiotherapy departments providing services six days a week.

Spire Hartswood Hospital are looking for an experienced HCA to work across various departments within the hospital.

Duties and responsibilities

• Assisting the Outpatients/Pre-Assessment & Wards team in the provision of exemplary patient care
• Contributing to the support and monitoring of patients
• Identifying and reporting any significant changes that might affect the patient’s health and well-being to the appropriate person.
• Assisting with the movement of patients in line with hospital policies

Who we're looking for

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a clinical environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• NVQ Level 3 is desirable but not essential.
• Experience in the following: ECGs, taking blood/blood pressures and patient observations.

Working Hours: Flexible

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Benefits

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

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

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

“Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.”

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Carly Dack on carly.dack@spirehealthcare.com

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.