Bank - Ward Healthcare Assistant

About The Role

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Due to the increase in treatments and care we now offer to our patients, we have additional space for Bank - Healthcare Assistant support at our Emerson's Green hospital, Bristol.

• As a Healthcare Assistant, what do you understand about the importance of an effective team working in the delivery of high-quality patient care?
• What would you say are the 5 key features of being a credible Ward HCA?
• What in your mind, is the primary responsibility of a Healthcare Assistant working in a ward?

What you'll be doing

As one of our Bank Healthcare Assistants, you will work with and support members of the ward team, providing a safe and supportive environment for all patients. You will be ensuring that our patients receive a high standard of care by carry out routine patient monitoring and care duties and undertaking basic nursing care practices as directed by the Registered Nurse or qualified member of the team.

There will be elements of administration tasks to be carried out in Bank Healthcare Assistant position. For instance, you may be called upon to collect all patient information together for admissions and discharging or for follow-up calls. You may be required to photocopy particulars and transport patient paperwork to other departments.

As the Bank Healthcare Assistant, you will be conscious of health, safety and hygiene aspects on a ward. Not only will you look to make sure the ward 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 Ward Manger. In addition, you'll assist with the management of stock and equipment, ensuring good levels and ordering when appropriate, pre-empting any shortfalls.

Being a Practice Plus Group Bank Healthcare Assistant, you will have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling and want to work in an environment that can be hard, but also fun and rewarding!

What we'll look for in you

You would have completed your NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent and Basic Life Support (BSL) Certificate, as well as having exposure to and experience of working in a hospital or clinical environment.

You will be an effective communicator at all levels, both written and verbal and adaptable, this position will see you communicating with a wide range of people, from internal colleagues from varied departments to patients, their families and friends. You will also be computer literate.

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!

We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. If you want to move up the ladder, well support you. If you just want to stay in your role, that's fine too. Well, help you be the best you can be.

We want our team members to feel motivated and rewarded, so we offer a competitive package of pay and benefits. We also recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance so we always try to be flexible, helping you fit your working life around your home life.

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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.