Bank Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients

Bank Healthcare Assistant | Outpatients | Adhoc Shifts | Cambridge | Private Hospital |

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital has an exciting opportunity for Healthcare Assistant to join their Outpatient department on the bank. The successful applicant will work in a team that provides high quality evidence-based nursing care in clinic settings to facilitate smooth and efficient clinics.  

A Bank contract at Spire Healthcare is a flexible employment agreement where you are not committed to a set number of hours per week. Instead, you work on an ad-hoc basis, filling in shifts that we have available in our hospital. A Bank contract is ideal for individuals seeking flexibility, as it allows you to choose shifts that fit your availability, leaving you with a greater work-life balance. Bank contracts are also a fantastic way to secure additional income alongside other contracted work.

Duties and responsibilities:

• This role is based in a fast-paced environment providing the opportunity to develop and increase healthcare knowledge and experience. 


• Assist the qualified nursing staff, under their supervision, in providing a high quality, comprehensive service to all patients and users, ensuring a high standard of a patient care is maintained in a clean and safe environment 

Who we're looking for:

• An experienced, and preferably NVQ level 2/3 qualified HCA 


• Previous experience within an outpatient/surgical unit is desirable.


• Experience working in a hospital setting is essential 


• You will ideally need to be phlebotomy trained 


• You will need outstanding communication skills, and you will be able to follow instructions precisely

Shifts run from 07:00 to 21:00 Monday-Thursday, 07:00-20:00 Fridays and 07:00-14:00 on Saturdays.  

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

We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

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

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

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.