Healthcare Assistant - Pre-Assessment

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Key Responsibilities

As a Healthcare Assistant in Pre-Assessment, you will work alongside our clinical team to support patients preparing for surgery.

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What We Offer

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Spire Parkway Hospital is currently recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly Pre-Assessment Team on a permanent basis for 37.5hrs per week. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and wants to work flexibly in a supportive environment.

Spire Parkway Hospital in Solihull, West Midlands offers a comprehensive range of private hospital services. Our hospital is rated Good by the CQC for all parts of the inspection except for Patient Care, which is rated Outstanding. The report states, “Staff treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provided emotional support to patients, families and carers.”

Our dedicated hospital team are passionate about excellent patient care and we offer a range of specialist treatments to patients across Birmingham, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. This includes diagnostic services, rehabilitation, cutting-edge surgical procedures and excellence in specialist fields like orthopaedics, women’s health and cancer care. We have 51 bedrooms and five operating theatres.

Responsibilities

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As a Healthcare Assistant in Pre-Assessment, you will work alongside our clinical team to support patients preparing for surgery. Your duties will include:

→Assisting with pre-operative assessments including observations
→Supporting nurses and clinicians in preparing patients for their upcoming procedures
→Accurately documenting patient information and escalating any concerns
→Providing reassurance and clear information to patients
→Maintaining a clean, safe and comfortable environment at all times

We’re looking for someone with:

Experience working as a Healthcare Assistant or in a similar role within a hospital or clinical setting
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Confidence in taking basic clinical observations and carrying out phlebotomy procedures
Ability to work flexibly across shifts, including weekdays and weekends as required
A compassionate, reliable, and professional approach to patient care
NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or a willingness to work towards this qualification) is desirable

What We Offer

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✓35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

✓Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options

✓‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

✓Free Bupa wellness screening

✓Private medical insurance

✓Life assurance

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 employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

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.

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