Healthcare Assistant
- Location
- New Victoria Hospital
- Location
- Part Time
Healthcare Assistant
Job Description:
Healthcare Assistant - Wards
New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7EG
Competitive Salary + Fantastic Benefits
Part Time - 22 Hours per week
Shifts across Days, Nights & Weekends
We Make Health Happen
At New Victoria Hospital, we're dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care in a welcoming and supportive environment. As part of Bupa, you'll join a globally trusted healthcare organisation committed to helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
How You'll Help Us Make Health Happen
As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll support the nursing team in providing high-quality care while ensuring our patients feel safe, comfortable, and respected at all times.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist qualified nursing staff in delivering high standards of patient care.
- Support patients with personal care needs, including bathing and hygiene.
- Assist with patient admissions, transfers, procedures, and discharges.
- Record and report patient observations and any changes in condition to the nursing team.
- Assist patients with mobility, positioning, and walking when required.
- Support meal service and assist patients who require help with eating and drinking.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness and organisation across ward areas.
- Ensure equipment is maintained safely and defects are reported promptly.
- Adhere to infection prevention, health and safety, safeguarding, and confidentiality standards.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to provide an exceptional patient experience.
What We're Looking For
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
- Previous experience working within a healthcare environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Able to follow instructions accurately and professionally.
- Flexible approach to working shifts, including days, nights and weekends.
- Ability to work under pressure while maintaining high standards of care.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience.
- Basic IT skills.
- Good numerical skills.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health, from mental and physical to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits available.
In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy:
- Pro Rata annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Access to subsidised staff restaurant
- Interest free travel loan
- Private healthcare (T&Cs Apply)
- Bicycle Loan Scheme
- Retailer discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
Part of a Globally Trusted Healthcare Group
When you join New Victoria, you also become part of Bupa - a global healthcare leader with the scale, stability and expertise of a major international brand. Being backed by Bupa means access to an extensive network of clinical and operational specialists, shared best practice from across the organisation, and the support of well‑established systems that help you grow, develop and deliver exceptional care. Our size gives us strength, while our purpose keeps us personal.
We champion diversity and want our people to reflect the communities we serve. Everyone is encouraged to ”Be you at Bupa”, and we actively welcome colleagues from all backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We're committed to ensuring you're treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help us make health happen at New Victoria Hospital.
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Our
purpose
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
Our
values
Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challenging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.
We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.
Free to be
you
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
to be you.
Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.
Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.
Healthcare Assistant