Ward Healthcare Assistant inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED 31 AUG 2024

Job Description



Healthcare Assistant | Spire Murrayfield | Full Time | Competitive Salary and Benefits Package


Spire Murrayfield Hospital has a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join their Surgical Ward as a Healthcare Assistant. The successful candidate will work alongside our Registered Nurses to provide pre and post-operative care for a variety of patients.

We know our colleagues have a life outside of work and are happy to be flexible with working patterns however all candidates must be flexible to work a mixture of days, nights and weekends (enhancements available). Please only apply if you can commit to this.


Duties And Responsibilities

• Assisting the team on the surgical ward in the provision of exemplary patient care
• Contributing to the support and monitoring of patients
• Identifying and reporting any significant changes that might affect the patient’s health and well-being to the appropriate person
• Assisting with the movement of patients in line with hospital policies
• Liaising with other departments and healthcare professionals on a day to day basis
  
  

Who We Are Looking For

• Previous experience of working as an HCA (or equivalent) in a surgical ward environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in: ECGs, taking blood/blood pressures and patient observations
• NVQ Level 3 would be beneficial but is not essential
  
  

Benefits


We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
  
  

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group that has been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 40 years. We have 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Katie Willis at


For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.


Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications