Healthcare Assistant - Ward Nights

at  Ramsay Health Care

Job Description
Healthcare Assistant - Ward | Rivers Hospital
Nights 37.5 a week, full flexibility required.
An opportunity has arisen to appoint enthusiastic and energetic Health Care Assistants to join our busy team at Rivers Hospital. We are looking for dynamic individuals who have the enthusiasm and commitment to provide a high standard of care for our patients. It is essential the successful candidates are computer literate with a good grasp of English and communication skills with a focus on customer service. The applicants should have a passion to learn in a busy working environment.

Your duties will include:

• Providing support to the nursing team and consultants in an HCA capacity (experience is desirable but training will be given)
• Develop excellent working relationships with staff, consultants, patients and all key stakeholders
• Successfully preparing, organizing and assisting in the running of consultant clinics.

The ideal candidates will have:

• Ability to work under own initiative
• Good team player
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to communicate effectively with consultants, colleagues, patients and visitors on a day to day basis

In return for your expertise, we offer the successful candidates:

• 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
• Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
• Flexible shift patterns available where possible
• Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
• Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
• Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
• Free Parking on site (where possible)
• Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible)
• Concerts for Carers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords
• The Blue Light Card Scheme

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

• Providing support to the nursing team and consultants in an HCA capacity (experience is desirable but training will be given)
• Develop excellent working relationships with staff, consultants, patients and all key stakeholders
• Successfully preparing, organizing and assisting in the running of consultant clinics