Job Description

Due to the ever-increasing number of treatments and care we are offering, our very active outpatients' department has additional requirements for Healthcare Assistants to join and be part of our focused, friendly, professional and supportive Outpatients' team, based at our Emersons Green hospital Bristol.

• What would you say are the primary responsibilities of a Healthcare Assistant working in an outpatients' department?
• As a knowledgeable Healthcare Assistant, what extended healthcare skills would you say you have?
• Would you like the chance to play your role as part of a committed and focused team?

The Healthcare Assistants will be hands-on, supporting Doctors, registered Nurses and other professional staff
We have two permanent positions available
Shift patterns will be from Monday to Saturday
Early - 07:00 to 15:00
Late - 13:00 to 21:00
What you'll be doing
As one of our Healthcare Assistants on our Outpatients' department, you will be ensuring that our patients receive a high standard of care by carrying out routine patient monitoring and care duties that will be relevant to each individual patient.
You will be expected to have gained up to date knowledge of your patient, by investigating the patent pathway. You'll need to competently and accurately update patient records, ensuring the patient pathway is being followed and documented.
You will make sure your patients are prepared and ready for any treatments or surgery booked and ensure all necessary checks are conducted prior to a treatment or surgery taking place.
It will be a requirement for the appointed Healthcare Assistants to preform phlebotomy when required, performing ECGs, run own clinic on occasions and that they will receive a full induction, training and support.
As the Healthcare Assistant, you will be conscious of health, safety and hygiene aspects in a department. Not only will you look to make sure the department is clean, you will monitor and look for potential hazards, ensuring they are made safe or the issue is quickly bright to the attention or the Department Manager.
What we'll look for in you
You'll be effective communicator at all levels, both written and verbal you will be liaising with different departments internal and external, face to face, via email or over the phone. You will of course be communicating with your patients as well as their family, friends or carers.
We are looking for an individual who is friendly, polite and has a genuine caring nature, who enjoys working as part of a great team and playing your part in making it even greater!
You will be computer literate, and willing to undertake training in local computer systems.
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!
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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. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
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.
Location
Practice Plus Group Hospital Emersons Green
Position
HCAs
Advertising Salary
24,232 per annum + benefits
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.