Bank Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Package Description:

We are seeking an experienced Bank Healthcare Assistant (HCAs) to support our Urgent Treatment services in West Lancashire.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out and documenting NEWS2 observations, monitoring patient conditions, escalating concerns appropriately, and providing high-quality patient care within a fast-paced clinical environment.

Key

Responsibilities:

Undertake and record NEWS2 observations accurately and in a timely manner. Monitor patients and escalate any deterioration to the clinical team. Support clinicians with patient assessments and care delivery.

Maintain accurate patient records and documentation. Deliver compassionate, patient-centred care while adhering to infection prevention and clinical governance standards. Essential

Requirements:

Previous HCA experience within an urgent care, acute, community, or primary care setting. Competent in performing and recording NEWS2 observations. Competent in scoring paediatric patients according to POPS and escalate appropriately.

Competent in recording respiratory rates in young children and babies. Strong communication and teamwork skills. Ability to work flexibly across shifts and respond to changing service demands.

A valid UK driving licence and willingness / ability to work across our two sites (Ormskirk & Skelmersdale) Main duties of the job We are seeking an experienced Bank Healthcare Assistant (HCAs) to support our Urgent Treatment services in West Lancashire.

The successful candidate will be responsible for handling NEWS2 observations, monitoring patient conditions, escalating concerns appropriately, and providing high-quality patient care. This role requires previous HCA experience within urgent care, acute, community, or primary care settings.

Essential skills include competence in performing and recording NEWS2 observations and scoring paediatric patients according to POPS. The role requires flexibility across shifts and a valid UK driving licence.

About us

The HCRG Care Group is committed to transforming healthcare by working with health and care commissioners to improve services. Established in 2006, it is one of the UK's leading community health service providers.

The organisation focuses on efficiency and improved outcomes, delivering adult and children community health services, primary care, urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services. The company is dedicated to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment.

It is committed to safeguarding vulnerable individuals and follows a safer recruitment process.

Job description

Job

responsibilities

Package Description:

We are seeking an experienced Bank Healthcare Assistant (HCAs) to support our Urgent Treatment services in West Lancashire.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out and documenting NEWS2 observations , monitoring patient conditions, escalating concerns appropriately, and providing high-quality patient care within a fast-paced clinical environment.

Key

Responsibilities:

Undertake and record NEWS2 observations accurately and in a timely manner. Monitor patients and escalate any deterioration to the clinical team. Support clinicians with patient assessments and care delivery.

Maintain accurate patient records and documentation. Deliver compassionate, patient-centred care while adhering to infection prevention and clinical governance standards. Essential

Requirements:

Previous HCA experience within an urgent care, acute, community, or primary care setting. Competent in performing and recording NEWS2 observations. Competent in scoring paediatric patients according to POPS and escalate appropriately.

Competent in recording respiratory rates in young children and babies. Strong communication and teamwork skills. Ability to work flexibly across shifts and respond to changing service demands.

A valid UK driving licence and willingness / ability to work across our two sites (Ormskirk & Sklemersdale). We are also able to consider candidates who have previously undertaken a paramedic course and physician associates who are looking to gain experience working within a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment.

Package Description As a Bank Healthcare Assistant, youll be working as part of the HCRG Care Group Team in our Urgent Treatment service. As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay , at HCRG Care Group you will benefit from: £13.64 an hour Self-booking and access to all bank shifts!

Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements. Request a Duty Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance.

This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them.

No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.

Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards Opportunities to work in different areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience Access to our Strive for Better networks , a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters Free statutory and mandatory training , as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work.

You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users Rewarding and supportive teams , you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual Ask our Executives event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.

We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Previous HCA experience within urgent care, acute, community, or primary care settings. Competence in performing and recording NEWS2 observations and scoring paediatric patients according to POPS.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.