Job Description:
Bank Healthcare Assistant (Surgical Orthopaedics Ward)
Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU
Salary: £16.21 per hour
Bank Shifts, Long Days/Nights
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 Bank 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.
Role Overview:
We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to work on our Surgical Orthopaedic Ward to be based at the prestigious Cromwell Hospital. This hospital receives both UK and international patients and is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare for patients.
What you'll do
As a Health Care 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. You will also:
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
Have an understanding of cultural needs.
What you'll bring
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.
Why Bupa?
These benefits have been carefully crafted to really make a difference to our people's lives, supporting a work-life balance whilst keeping focus on mental and physical well-being:
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa.
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.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email: careers@bupa.com
At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately'.
Time Type:
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Cromwell Hospital LondonAt Cromwell Hospital, we have a great team of determined and loyal health care professionals. We’re continually investing in the world’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies. That's why patients choose to come to us from across the UK, and more than 100 other countries around the world.
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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 and making a better world.Free
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