Healthcare Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Cleveland Clinic London

Cleveland Clinic London

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare.

And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That's the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Summary

Salary:
Up to £28,000 depending on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: 33 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HY

Contract:
Permanent

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant to join our Day Case team with a competitive salary range on offer, up to £28,000.

Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world, focused on providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations.

With over 100 years of history, our "Patients First" philosophy will be at the heart of Cleveland Clinic London and the goal of our team is to create an inclusive environment that continues to delivers world-class clinical care.

The 21-bedded with en-site Day Case Unit supports the care of patients requiring outpatients intravenous infusions, same day operations and diagnostic procedures.

The unit admits and discharges day case Neuro/Spine, Vascular, Orthopaedics, Upper/Lower GI, Urology, Head & Neck, ENT, Gynaecology, Plastics and Interventional Radiology patients.

What are we looking for?

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant to join our Day Case team.

The Healthcare Assistant will primarily be involved in assisting nursing caregivers while providing direct patient care, ensuring the safety and well-being of patients and always working in a manner that promotes privacy and dignity.

The role is to be also required to undertake the safe transfer of patients within the department, floors and other departments, and to build and maintain excellent working relationships with other departments to ensure a seamless service for our patients.

Role information

This is a full time; permanent position would require the post holder to work up to 37.5 hours per week.

A mixture of long (11.5/9.5 hours) and short (7.5 hours) shifts are worked on by the team, from Monday to Friday with some Saturday working requirement.

The maximum salary on offer for this opportunity would be £28,000 and would be dependent upon experience and competencies against the role requirements.

What will your duties include:

Responsible for providing basic nursing care to patients under the directions and supervision of trained nursing caregiver.
Develop competence in carrying out tasks such as patient hygiene, nutritional requirements, patient observations, electrocardiograms (ECGs), performing Blood Gas tests, and others as required.
Use computer system (EPIC and Windows) to access and update patient records.
Assist clinical caregivers in transporting patients using different methods of transportation e.g. trolleys, beds.
Expectation to rotate between areas as directed by the nurse manager.

What we need from you:

To be NVQ L3 in Health & Social Care or a Care Certificate
Experience and demonstrable track record of working in a healthcare/nursing environment
Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with mínimal supervision.
Ability to speak and write in English and communicate effectively with patients and colleagues
Phlebotomy experience/certification highly desirable

What we can offer you?

We are offering an array of benefits to compliment working for a market leading healthcare provider, some of our benefits include:

25 days Annual leave plus 8 days Bank holiday a year
Auto-Enrolment of 5% pension
Cleveland contribute 10% through Salary Exchange
Private Medical Insurance and Private Dental Insurance
Life Assurance
Discounted gym facilities in our Admin Office Building
Employee Assistance Programme
Seasonal Ticket Loans

"Let's deliver World Class care together"

As an equal opportunities employer, we aspire to work together to promote a more inclusive work environment, which represents our commitment to celebrate diversity._