Healthcare Assistant - Peterborough

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Join our team at Peterborough City Hospital’s Fracture Clinic, Orthopaedic, and Rheumatology Outpatient Department as a caring, dedicated, and motivated Healthcare Assistant. Your role will be pivotal in delivering high standards of patient care, reflecting the values of our Trust. We are looking for excellent communicators with a compassionate approach to healthcare.
If you are ready to make a difference, apply now to be part of our dynamic team.
As a Healthcare Assistant in this department, your role is varied and pivotal. We focus on delivering evidence-based, high-quality care to Trauma, Elective, and Rheumatology patients.
You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team in the Orthopaedic and Rheumatology outpatient department, ensuring the smooth operation of Trauma, Elective, and Rheumatology clinics, as well as the plaster room and minor operations procedure room. Our patients range from children to adults, and your responsibility will be to provide compassionate, high-quality care always prioritising patient welfare. Occasional cross-site work at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and support for inpatient wards are also integral parts of this role.
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);

MEMBERSHIP OF THE NHS PENSION SCHEME:

Flexible working opportunities;
Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
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