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Healthcare Assistant

Employer
HCA Healthcare UK
Location
Manchester
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
24 Aug 2022

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Healthcare assistant-Oncology inpatients ward @ The Christie Private Care 

Hours: This is a full-time role working 37.5hrs pw (rotational shifts, l/d, nights/weekends) 

Salary: £20,843- £25,475 inclusive of 9% shift enhancements plus benefits 

“We will look after you with a very attractive salary, private healthcare insurance for you and your family, contributory pension scheme and a vast range of additional rewards. Being part of a large, multisite, and established healthcare group, we can offer career progression, development and support to grow internally, in addition to funded courses.”

About the Role 
  

Your responsibilities will include working under the supervision of the clinical team, to assist with nursing, medical and clerical duties in the provision of direct and indirect patient care and associated general duties ensuring an efficient service at all times. 

Duties and responsibilities 

  • Assisting in the provision of care to patients so as to ensure their comfort/safety needs are identified, taking into consideration cultural, religious beliefs, respecting values and respecting those beliefs 
  • Reporting to nurses any problems arising out of conversations with patients, acting as the patient advocate at all times 
  • Report patient’s condition when required and record observations of temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, urinalysis, BM Stix, pulse oximetry, weight and height. 
  • Preparing dressing/procedures under the direction of the clinical team and for which instruction has been given 
  • Assisting nursing and medical staff when required with different procedures with supervision and competency. 

Skills and experience 

  • Minimum NVQ level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care is desirable 
  • Good Clinical Skills like Phlebotomy will be an advantage 
  • Previous experience/understanding of working within Cancer care 
  • Experience of working with members of the public is essential 
  • Must be able to effectively communicate in English verbally and written 

This is your opportunity to become a vital part of the UK’s largest private healthcare provider, specialists in complex care.

About You 

At HCA UK we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values. 

You will also actively participate as a member of a team, working together to achieve tasks, goals, and objectives; demonstrate a lead by example attitude to inspire our colleagues and patients; and deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results. 

If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly. 

Company

HCA Healthcare Over 50 years of creating a healthier tomorrow.   

Today HCA is the largest private healthcare provider in the world, and the largest provider of privately funded healthcare in the U.K. A world-class network of over 30 facilities in London, Manchester, Wilmslow, Glasgow and Prestatyn, with its latest venture opening in Birmingham in 2024.  Uniquely we also partner with the NHS to provide care within large NHS teaching hospitals. No other U.K. provider can match our global scale, breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise. We treat 27 million people each year across our global network, and many of our hospitals are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC. Covering virtually all aspects of medicine from prevention and diagnosis through to treatment and aftercare in both our Primary and Secondary Care Divisions. Cardiac and Cancer Care, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Urgent Care, GP and Health screening to Obstetrics, IVF and Maternity care, to name a few.   

We can promise by joining the HCA family, you will learn from experts in every department, and your opportunities will be endless. You will be empowered to achieve more in your career and will be provided with outstanding rewards and development support to match the level of care we are famed for.  

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