About The Role

Healthcare Assistant | Surgical ward| Bank- Flexible Working| Havant, Hampshire

Spire Portsmouth Hospital has an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join the staffing bank as a Healthcare Assistant. This role forms an intrinsic part of our clinical team, working alongside our nursing staff in the surgical ward

*Shifts Monday to Sunday - Long day - 0700-1930 or nights 1900-0730

Spire Portsmouth Hospital offers world-class care within beautiful surroundings and is part of one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, you can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to personalised treatments and as much aftercare as you clinically need.

Duties and responsibilities

Assisting the team on the surgical ward in the provision of exemplary patient care
Contributing to the support and monitoring of patients
Identifying and reporting any significant changes that might affect the patient’s health and well-being to the appropriate person
Assisting with the movement of patients in line with hospital policies

Who we're looking for

Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a clinical environment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in ECGs, taking blood/blood pressures and patient observations
It would be advantageous to hold an NVQ Level 3

Benefits

Bank colleagues are paid weekly
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won’t be applicable for all)
Access to Spire Healthcare pension
Access to Blue Light Card discounts
Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You'
Free uniform
Free DBS
Full induction, including mandatory training updates
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation

Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion
Keeping it simple
Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people