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Healthcare Assistant (Bank)

Bupa, City of Westminster

Healthcare Assistant (Bank)

£33717

Bupa, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 27 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 6e63368b00a6451f8f8e358a45243a22

Full Job Description

  • As a Healthcare Assistant, you will provide a holistic care to surgical patients pre / post-surgery in a 1:4 nurse to patient ratio ward.
  • You will work closely with the ward nurses and be a patient advocate helping to deliver exceptional care.
  • Welcome and receive patients, visitors, and colleagues to the unit
  • Accompany patients (including their friends and relatives) between departments.
  • Assist patients with eating, drinking, patient hygiene, and elimination procedures.
  • Assist with observation and collection of specimens.
  • Participate in clinical audit.
  • Understand cultural needs.

    Experience on a ward or outpatient setting.
  • NVQ Level 2 (Direct Patient Care) or equivalent - essential
  • NVQ Level 3 (Direct Patient Care) - desirable
  • Good communicator/interpersonal skills.
  • Venepuncture skills/Phlebotomy skills - desirable

    Cromwell Hospital
    • Kensington, SW5 0TU (5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground.) Bank £16.21ph We make health happen. Here you'll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You'll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives. At the Cromwell Hospital you can be the Healthcare Assistant you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority. Building a career in as a Health Care Assistant has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle., We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

    We offer a range of benefits for our Bank Staff:
  • Annual leave accrual paid every time you work.
  • Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
  • Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan and some dental practices
  • Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.

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