Healthcare Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Cardiology department for highly motivated, confident and forward thinking individuals to work as a band 2 healthcare assistant.

We have full time and part time positions available with a mixture of long days and nights, Monday - Sunday within our cardiology wards - A7/CCU, Heart Assessment Centre, & C8 ward at Hammersmith Hospital.

A7 is a 25 bedded inpatient cardiology ward incorporating a 5 bedded coronary care unit (CCU) and 20 step-down beds including monitoring and telemetry. A7 is the predominant receiving unit for patients admitted via our Heart Assessment Centre running the 24/7 Primary PCI and arrhythmia service that covers North West London ICS.

C8 comprises of 18 mixed cardiology and care of elderly beds. Pulmonary hypertension patients requiring assessment and ongoing treatment, heart failure patients needing stabilisation of their condition and TAVI patients' pre/post procedure are all cared for within this setting.,

• Assist in the provision of care to patients, supporting and supervised by a registered nurse.


• To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, numeracy and literacy skills as well as a significant level of interpersonal skills.


• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specified.


• The post holder will generally work with supervision close by and within well established procedures and practices.


• The post holder is required to use a degree of initiative and deal with matters independently where they can but should know when to refer to the manager.
  
  You will need to be passionate, dynamic and a forward thinking individual with a desire to build your knowledge and skills within an inclusive, diverse environment. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a genuine enthusiasm for providing high quality, individualised patient centred care.
  
  At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.


Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .