Day Surgery Unit Healthcare Assistant

About The Role

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Healthcare Assistant -Day Surgery unit

Are you a dedicated Healthcare Assistant seeking a role where your skills and compassion make a real difference? At Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth, we’re committed to delivering outstanding healthcare every day—and we’re looking for someone like you to help us do just that.

Located in Plymouth, our modern, well-equipped hospital provides planned surgical care for NHS, private, and insured patients. We offer high-quality treatment across a broad range of specialties, with a strong focus on patient safety, comfort, and recovery.

This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. The individual will be able to work from Monday to Friday and 1 Saturday

every month

Please Note That The Shifts Are As Follows

• 3-4 shifts per week ranging from 06:45-17:30 or 06:45-19:00
• 1 Saturday every month 07:00 -21:00
  
  

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What you'll be doing

To provide a professional and patient focused clinical and administration role supporting the clinical team within each unit under the direction of a professionally qualified member of the multi-disciplinary team for the duration of each shift.

Clinical

• To work with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide a safe and supportive environment for patients and staff.
• To welcome patients to the unit, complete all relevant admission processes and prepare the patient for their surgery/procedure.
• Demonstrates that he/she consults and involves patients in decisions about their care and well-being. Demonstrates understanding of fundamental legal practices related to consent and the prevention of abuse
  
  

Assist the registered nurse with monitoring the patients’ vital signs, understanding and identifying deviations from the norm and reporting these deviations to the registered nurse responsible for the patients care.

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What we'll look for in you

Qualifications

• NVQ level 1 & 2
• Good general education.
  
  

Skills And Knowledge

• Ability to plan, allocate and evaluate own work and develop self to enhance performance
• Computer literate
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to deal with difficult situations in a calm manner.
• Good keyboard and computer skills.
• Numerate and literate
• Ability to work flexibly within the needs of the hospital.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Basic life support skills
• Understanding of governance, audit process, Caldicott, Data protection confidentiality.
• Experience of working within the Healthcare sector
• Experienced team worker.
• Experience of dealing with the public
• Good spoken and written English
  
  

In Return We Offer

• Salary £24,666.64
• 25 days annual leave + Additional Bank Holidays
• Private Pension with employer contributions

Reward Gateway discount scheme

Continuous Training and Development

To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions contact Thomas.Quirke@practiceplusgroup.com.

All shortlisted candidate will be contacted but please note, Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK