Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant - Intensive Care

**Job Description**:
**Healthcare Assistant - ICU**

**On Site**
**Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU (5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground**. )

**£25,975 to £30,365 a year, depending on experience**

**Full time, Permanent**

**We make health happen**

As a HCA at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.

**Intensive Care Unit**

Our ICU treats a wide range of patients with different needs. Work ranges from caring for complex elective surgical patients, to treat international patients that require a high level of medical and nursing support. The unit aims to deliver safe, high quality care whilst providing a supported environment to the nursing team. Apart from the specialists and educational nurses around the hospital, the unit also prides to offer a robust Multidisciplinary team which includes Doctors, Pharmacist, Dietician, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapist, Infection Control & Tissue Viability.

**You'll help us make health happen by**:
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will contribute to the delivery of care needs to the patients by assisting the team in providing a high standard of clinical care. You will support the qualified staff in preparing equipment and the theatres to deliver safe standards of quality care for patients on our ICU.

**What's a typical day?**
- In this role, as a member of the multidisciplinary team you will contribute to the delivery of patients' individual care under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse.
- You would assist with patient hygiene, elimination, mobility, physical comfort, eating, drinking, whilst observing and reporting specific changes.
- The maintenance of a healthy and safe environment is paramount, so you will work closely with the Lead Nurse in maintaining the general environment clean and tidy.
- You would maintain safe and clear walkways and bed areas, ensuring fire exits remain clear and equipment and supplies are stored correctly.

**Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role**:

- Significant experience in a permanent Healthcare Assistant position in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of working with clinical audits, stock control and spreadsheets
- Awareness of the importance of patient satisfaction
- Exposure to fast pace environments
- Caring, confident, assertive and compassionate
- Good communicator

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

- Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
- Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass
- Various other benefits and online discounts
- Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work
- Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony.

**Why Bupa?**

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Clinical Services
Locations:
Cromwell Hospital London