Healthcare Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Healthcare Assistant | Surgical Ward | Band 2 Equivalent | Liverpool | Full Time |

Spire Liverpool Hospital are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistant to join their Ward Team on their Surgical Ward. This could be a wonderful opportunity for you to expand your knowledge and develop your skills as training and development opportunities are available.

Spire Liverpool Hospital is a leading provider of private hospital treatments for our patients in the Northwest of England. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we are specialists in a wide range of treatments. Our high-quality accommodation and aftercare means we are committed to looking after you and your health.

Duties and responsibilities

• Assisting the Wardteam in the provision of exemplary patient care.
• Supporting the nursing staff in post-op observations
• Identifying and reporting any significant changes that might affect the patients health and well-being to the appropriate person.
• Assisting patients to mobilise post-surgery.
• Assisting with washing, dressing, and supporting enhanced recovery.

Who we are looking for:

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a clinical environment
• Excellent communication and people skills are essential.
• NVQ Level 3 or CARE certificate is desirable but not essential.

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

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alishia Okereafor at Alishia.Okereafor@spirehealthcare.com

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

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Not Applicable

Desirable

• NVQ Level 3 or CARE certificate is desirable but not essential.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a clinical environment
• Excellent communication and people skills are essential.

Desirable

• As Above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Spire Healthcare Ltd

Address

57 Greenbank Road Liverpool L18 1HQ

Liverpool

L181HQ

Employer's website

https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)