Healthcare Assistant - Ward

Job description

Healthcare Assistant - Ward

Exeter Hospital | Permanent | Full Time | 37.5 Hours per week

£24,000 Per Annum

Nuffield Health is Britain's largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation. Join us as a Healthcare Assistant in our Exeter Hospital and play your part in building a healthier nation.

As a Healthcare Assistant , you will:

• Put patient care first, you will enjoy time to really get to know the people who are our patients. By understanding them as individuals, you can better meet their needs.

• Use your organizational skills to the full, as you take responsibility for administrative duties.

The Person

To succeed as a Healthcare Assistant you will have;

• A good telephone manner.

• Computer and database skills.

• The ability to meet deadlines and follow instructions.

• Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) level 2 award in Healthcare (or equivalent e.g. Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 2)

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

The Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopsy suite. There are two ward areas; an inpatient area with 21 beds and a day-case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT and gynaecology. The Hospital has a MAKO robot that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery. We are proud to have a team of friendly and motivated staff who are committed to providing safe, compassionate and high quality services to its patients.

Our most recent CQC inspection was undertaken in the summer of 2016 and we were very proud to be rated as GOOD.

Find out more about our hospital-

https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/hospitals/Exeter

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy, and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From financial and emotional wellbeing support to an online GP, gym membership and private healthcare. At Nuffield Health, we'll take care of what's important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore, please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.

It starts with you.

Applications will be considered as they are received and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.