Job Description

With the ever-increasing number of treatments, consultations and care we see ourselves offering to patients, our Endoscopy Unit based at Southampton hospital, have an opening for a new Healthcare Assistant to join our dynamic and family orientated Endoscopy team.
Our services include gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, cystoscopy, hysteroscopy and urodynamic procedures. We also provide phlebotomy, pre-assessment and outpatient clinics for the above specialities.

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The Endoscopy Healthcare Assistants work a busy role in a fast-paced environment, providing that individual patient centred care coupled with that efficient and effective service to referring GP's!
This is a permanent full-time position
Working on a rota pattern spread across Monday to Friday
07:30 to 18:30 x 3 days
Plus
One 6-hour shift either morning or afternoon to suite needs of the service
What you'll be doing
As one of our Endoscopy Healthcare Assistants, you will be working alongside the team supporting in providing high quality patient centred care. You'll be responsible for all the departmental cleaning and assist with stock management, equipment checking before and after each clinic.
Being an Endoscopy Healthcare Assistant will see you lead the outpatient clinics alongside the consultant. You'll support the team in admissions and recovery and will be an asset to the department and a patient advocate at their most vulnerable time.
You'll assist prepare clinical areas for clinical activities to ensure the smooth running of the Endoscopy Unit. You will be expected to keep an up-to-date good practice, maintain core competencies and continue to develop skills appropriate to the Endoscopy practice. Adhere to good record keeping in line with Practice Plus Group policies and procedures.
What we'll look for in you
It is envisaged that the appointed Healthcare Assistant will have past working experience a hospital / clinical environment and might have already completed the NVQ level 1&2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
You'll be an effective communicator at all levels, both written and verbal with strong IT skills, being familiar with MS Office tools and able to pick up new systems easily.
Everything we do is focused on providing a high standard of safe and effective patient care. When you're part of the Practice Plus Group team, you don't just have a job, you have a career!
To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions contact
All shortlisted candidate will be contacted but please note, Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
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Position
HCAs
Advertising Salary
24,666 per annum
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Schedule Type
Full Time
Rewards & Benefits
Flexible working
Physical and mental health support
Refer a friend scheme
Free access to Reward Gateway discount scheme
Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility
Award winning ED&I programme
Access to private health insurance
Training & Development
Training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System Practice Plus Group Skills Academy.
Great development and career progression opportunities.
Apprenticeship pathways to study:

• Healthcare Support Worker L2
• Senior Healthcare Support Worker
• Adult Nursing or Adult Mental Health L3

In my previous job I worked 9 to 5 and I was on the road all the time. On top of that I was on call every weekend and my time was not my own or my family's. The job as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) at HMP Hewell had a shift pattern of three long days a week, and those days change according to the rota. I worked one weekend in three, leaving me four days during the school week to be at home when my children came home. It was ideal in the holidays.

Skills Required