Perioperative Healthcare Assistant
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- New Victoria Hospital
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- Full Time
Perioperative Healthcare Assistant
Job Description:
Perioperative Healthcare Assistant
Location: New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5
Shifts: Monday- Saturday. 5 days per week. (Alternate Saturdays 07:30-4pm)
Early: 07:30-4pm
Late: 12:30-9pm
Half day: 07:30-1pm
Salary: £27,878 per annum
We make health happen
New Victoria Hospital (NVH) in Kingston upon Thames is a well-established private hospital offering a wide range of elective surgical services. The theatre department consists of 3 operating theatres and 1 dedicated endoscopy unit, supporting specialties including Orthopaedics, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Endoscopy, providing staff with exposure to a varied and high-quality surgical caseload.
How you'll help us make health happen
Under direct supervision, you'll assist the multi-disciplinary theatre team in providing high-quality care for patients in the theatre department, ensuring patient dignity, privacy and an excellent patient experience.
Key responsibilities
- Participate in the direct care of patients in support of a registered nurse or operating department practitioner, prior to, during and following surgery.
- Able to develop a good rapport with patients, responding to patient distress and anxiety appropriately.
- Scrub and circulate for procedures as allocated by qualified peri-operative practitioner and prepare for lists as per departmental procedure.
- Maintain safe systems of practice, familiarise themselves with risk assessments and any procedures designed to promote safe systems of practice.
- Ensure that all equipment and surgical instruments are used in accordance with manufacturer instructions, taken out of service when faulty and promptly repaired.
- Help maintain stock levels within the department.
- Ensure the department is clean and tidy and well stocked at all times.
- Assist with the moving and handling as well as the positioning of patients for surgery.
What we're looking for
- Minimum of 6 months experience as a HCA within a perioperative (or equivalent) setting
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent (including English and Maths)
- Planning and organising skills
- Exceptional communicator
- Ability to work as part of a team
Benefits
At New Victoria Hospital, we want to reward our staff for the amazing job that they do.
As part of the team, you will have access to a range of benefits for your work and home life.
We offer a variety of benefits that take into consideration how you commute to work, your health and well-being and recognising your service and any staff referrals you make to the Hospital.
Take a look at the full range of benefits on offer when working here:
· Annual leave entitlement of 25 days + bank holidays increasing with length of service
· In-house training for all staff
· 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.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com
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Perioperative Healthcare Assistant