Healthcare Assistant

NURSING

Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients (Bank)

**Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients (Bank)**

Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Part Time | May include weekend work

£12.25 per hour

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we’re committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you. Nuffield Health is the charity that’s building a healthier nation, one day at a time. From award-winning hospitals and leisure facilities to flagship community programmes - we’ll do whatever it takes to look after the UK’s Wellbeing. It starts with passion and commitment to quality. It starts with you.

As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients at our hospital you’ll bring relevant experience, a keen eye for detail, and a flexible approach. You demonstrate patience, focus and excellent communication skills. A real team player, you have the diligence, IT literacy and passion for development and training to make a difference. You will be qualified with an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, with relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting. As a Health Care assistant at Nuffield Tunbridge Wells Hospital, you’ll drive the standard in patient care.

**As a Healthcare Assistant, you will**:

- Be flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and team worker
- Join a close-knit team headed by our matron on our consultant-led department
- Fully understand and pay close attention to each patient’s needs
- Work directly with some of the best clinical talent around
- Gain valuable experience of new practices, equipment and facilities
- Collaborate with practitioners across other departments to ensure continuity in patient care

**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 Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £15.00 a month.

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

**Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital.**

The Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital are recognised for their friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care.

Our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. With 40 en-suite bedrooms, a busy outpatients and pre-assessment departments. We also provide a diagnostic imaging service (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography and X-ray), pathology, paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, 3 state of the art operating theatres and physiotherapy services.

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

**It starts with you.**
- Location

Tunbridge Wells - Kent
- Contract type

Bank
- Reference

JR0083417

REWARDS & BENEFITS

Helping you be and feel your best.

Annual Leave

25 days + Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days after 5 years and to 30 days after 10 years of service.

Nuffield Health Healthcare Plan

Membership is free for employees and you can add partner and dependants at your own cost.

Financial Wellbeing

A range of employee benefits through a Financial Wellbeing provider - including affordable loans repaid through salary, access to your pay when you need it, simple savings, a government Help to Save scheme and money insights.

Cycle to Work Scheme

Save money, get fit and reduce your carbon footprint by taking advantage of this tax-efficient scheme to get a new bike.

Gym Membership

Free membership to any Nuffield Health gym, plus discounted memberships for family members.

Online GP

Discounted access to secure video and telephone GP consultations and a suite of healthcare management tools, provided by digital healthcare company Doctor Care Anywhere.

Emotional Wellbeing Support

Access to our Emotional Wellbeing services and discounted virtual, telephone, and face-to-face treatment.

Healthcare Scheme

Provides you with access to treatment in our own hospitals (or other Nuffield Health approved facilities).

Overtime

For clinical roles grade 9 and below, the overtime is at a standard rate of pay. For unsocial hours, you’ll be paid an additional enhancement to your salary at the following rates: Nights Hours worked between 7pm and 7am on any day of the week, 30% of basic hourly rate. Weekends Hours worked between 7am and 7pm on a Saturday or Sunday, 20% of basic hourly rate. Bank Holidays Hours worked between midnight and midnight of a bank holiday, 100% of basic hourly rate.