Bank Healthcare Assistant- Outpatient Department

Healthcare Assistant | Outpatient| Bank- Flexible Working| Dunedin, Reading 

Spire Dunedin Hospital has an exciting opportunity to join the staffing bank as a Healthcare Assistant in the Outpatient department. The successful applicant will work in a team that provides high quality evidence-based nursing care in clinic settings to facilitate smooth and efficient clinics.   

Spire Dunedin Hospital has been serving the Reading community for over 100 years, as a first-class medical facility. Based in the heart of Reading, the hospital has two theatres, 16 inpatient beds, three recovery bays, Oncology services and an Endoscopy Suite. 

 Duties and responsibilities: 

• This role is based in a fast-paced environment providing the opportunity to develop and increase healthcare knowledge and experience. You will be given a full comprehensive induction when you start including the opportunity to train in venepuncture and basic dressings 
• Assist the qualified nursing staff, under their supervision, in providing a high quality, comprehensive service to all patients and users, ensuring a high standard of a patient care is maintained in a clean and safe environment 

Who we're looking for:  

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a clinical environment 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Experience in: ECGs, taking blood/blood pressures and patient observations 
• It would be advantageous to hold an NVQ Level 3  

Benefits 
•    Bank colleagues are paid weekly 
•    We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave 
•    Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won’t be applicable for all) 
•    Access to Spire Healthcare pension 
•    Access to Blue Light Card discounts 
•    Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’ 
•    Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You' 
•    Free uniform 
•    Free DBS 
•    Full induction, including mandatory training updates 
•    Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts 
•    Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team 
•    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 
•    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 

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people