Healthcare Assistant (maternity cover to April 2027)

Job summary

Regent's Park Healthcare (Peninsula Heart Clinic) are looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join their team on a temporary basis - maternity cover to April 2027.

Main duties of the job The successful candidate will support trained nursing staff in the following clinical locations within the Peninsula Heart Clinic: 1) outpatient clinic; 2) cardiac catheter lab; and 3) day-case unit.

You will be required to promote and maintain a caring and high standard of care, meeting the needs of our patients undergoing cath lab procedures (before and after their procedure) and clinical consultations (as outpatients).

Your role will involve working closely with the qualified nursing staff to ensure patients are admitted and prepared for cath lab procedures, that appropriate investigations are carried out and documentation is completed & recorded accurately.

The role will involve the whole patient journey from admission to discharge ensuring patients individual needs are met and planned accordingly.

About us

Regents Park Healthcare (RPH) delivers high quality, cost-effective cardiac care, through excellent service, efficient operations management, well-trained staff, and uncompromising professionalism. It operates across the UK including independently regulated clinics in the following regions Cambridge, Dorset and Plymouth.

We provide a safe, friendly and comfortable environment for patients and their families at what we recognise is a vulnerable time in their lives. Our services are designed and delivered to suit the patient, never forgetting that each person is individual and has specific emotional as well as clinical needs.

Job description

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responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Healthcare Assistant (maternity cover to April 2027).

REPORTS TO: Cardiac Matron.

LOCATION: Peninsula Heart Clinic, Plymouth, UK.

HOURS: full-time spread over 3 days/nights (days: 8AM - PM; nights 8PM - 8AM). PAY:£25,685.00-£27,395.00 gross per year. The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across all areas of the clinic.

We expect there will be no requirement to work Bank Holidays without prior & mutual agreement.

MAIN DUTIES

OF THE JOB To support trained nursing staff in the following clinical locations within the Peninsula Heart Clinic: 1) outpatient clinic; 2) cardiac catheter lab; and 3) day-case unit. Ensure outpatient areas are prepared ahead of each clinical session in accordance with the agreed protocol.

To provide administrative clerical and clinical support to the clinical team for patient medical records. To welcome patients to the service making them feel at ease throughout their visit to the Peninsula Heart Clinic.

To ensure patient documents are sourced and that the correct clinical information has been provided in order to support a smooth patient journey. To act as a chaperone for patients as required. To treat all patients and their relatives with kindness and respect.

REQUIREMENTS & RESPONSIBILITIES To perform basic observations (height & weight) when indicated in accordance with the protocol and Trust policy. To perform blood pressure monitoring in accordance with the protocol and policy. To perform blood glucose testing when indicated in accordance with the protocol and policy.

To perform urinalysis when indicated in accordance with the protocol and policy. To perform phlebotomy procedures in accordance with the protocol and policy. To perform peripheral cannulation in accordance with the protocol and policy.

To perform saturation monitoring when indicated in accordance with the protocol and policy. To perform electrocardiogram (ECG) in accordance with standard protocols. To act as a chaperone when required.

Support clinical team with any urgent patient transfers. To perform decontamination of equipment and consulting rooms in accordance with protocol and Trust Infection control policy. To support the storage of medication in lockable fridges and carrying out daily temperature analysis.

To support the management of clinical stock items and equipment to ensure that these remain available ahead of every outpatient clinic session and to escalate to management when items are missing or require replacement.

To ensure the waiting room and treatment room environment are safe, clear of obstacles and reporting any hazards or faults. To work within the limits of own competence and area of responsibility and accountability.

To monitor the quality of work in own area and alerts others to quality issues, reporting any errors or issues to the appropriate person. To maintain quality in own work and supervises others to do so. Ensures patient safety at all times.

Contribute to own personal development and takes part in own appraisal. Support and act as a role model to more junior staff and colleagues. Contributes to the planning and implementation of activities to raise awareness of health and wellbeing e.g. health promotion activities.

To assist with patient mobility as required.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills Essential Ability to accurately record clinical observations with demonstrable experience. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Compassionate, professional, and patient-focused approach.

Ability to work flexibly in line with clinic activity. Good organisational skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Desirable Experience with cannulation, venipuncture, ECG and blood glucose testing.

Experience Essential Minimum 2 years Health Care Assistant experience, ideally working in a cardiology/hospital; Qualifications Essential Care Certificate; Level 2 HCA qualification.

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.