Healthcare Assistant – Medical Ward
London: The Princess Grace HospitalPermanent Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Sun)
Shifts: Flexible to work long days, nights and weekends
Salary: competitive dependent on experience plus 9% shift enhancement
Situated in the heart of London's world-renowned medical district, The Princess Grace Hospital is recognised as one of the best-equipped multidisciplinary private hospitals in the capital. Our dedicated and highly trained team is committed to delivering an exemplary standard of clinical care across all specialties.
This position is based in our 19 bedded ward caring for acute medical patients with a posture of breast surgery patients and day case procedures ie. Iron infusions, interventional Radiology procedures (biopsies etc).
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be responsible for providing skilled clinical assistance to the nursing and medical teams. The successful candidate will participate in the assessment of patient care needs and implement and maintain the agreed standards of care.
In this role, you will assist in delivering high-quality patient care, ensuring comfort, safety and respect for individual cultural and religious needs. You will act as a patient advocate, reporting any concerns or issues raised during conversations to the nursing team.
The post holder will report on patients’ conditions when required and accurately record clinical observations, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, urinalysis, blood glucose, weight and height.
You will prepare dressings and procedures under the direction of the clinical team and assist nursing and medical staff with a range of procedures, working under appropriate supervision and within your competencies.
Further assisting with both patient and non-patient manual handling, cleaning duties and waste disposal, re-stocking and ensuring the ward is tidy.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you’ll bring:
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Healthcare Assistant you’ll be eligible for:
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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