Address Job Description
Health Care Assistant
We are looking for caring, dedicated and motivated Health Care Assistant to join the team at New Hall Hospital in Salisbury. You will be assisting in the delivery of care to a variety of specialities including orthopaedics, general surgery and plastic surgery and to name a few.
You will need to have a flexible approach to your working hours to enable us to deliver high quality round-the-clock patient care. You will be part of a team providing the very best in patient-focused healthcare services.
You must have a caring approach, be a good communicator and be capable of delivering high standards of patient care.
As a Healthcare Assistant you will:
- Be an instrumental team member to ensure that experience for patients undergoing major and minor surgeries is of an excellent standard
- Be involved in the training of new staff to ensure patient safety is priority
- Understand people’s individual needs
- Be involved in a role in a fast-paced environment with job satisfaction
- Work flexibly to support the surgical team
- Create an environment that promotes staff development and career progression
Qualifications and Experience
- NVQ in Healthcare or working towards
- The ability to receive and communicate information accurately and take instruction from professional colleagues
In return we offer
- Access to the Ramsay Academy – genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career
- Contributory pension scheme
- 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 Bank holidays plus the opportunity to buy/sell more
- Hourly rate enhancements for work in the evenings, weekends and bank holidays
- Private Healthcare and Life Assurance
- Free offsite parking and a subsidised staff restaurant
- Free uniform
- Access to our employee Discount Programme
- Wellbeing centre and access to 24/7 employee assistance line for free advice
- Free DBS checking
- Long service, Employee recognition and appreciation awards
About Us
We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.
We’re part of a global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We reserve the right to close our adverts prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.
We care.
It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.
