Health Care Assistant

Recognised by 'Best Companies' as being one of the Top 20 Health and Social Companies to Work for in 2022, we have an excellent opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant based at The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead.

Reporting to the Outpatient and Pre-Assessment Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high standard of patient care, as well as supporting our team of nurses and practitioners.

About the role:

• Assist in the provision of care to patients, supporting and supervised by a registered nurse.
• General admin duties carried out in outpatients including answering the telephone, booking of appointments, accessing results and location of notes
• To support the registered nurses in the day to day running of the outpatient’s department
• To maintain appropriate records and documentation and be able to report both verbally and written
• To maintain the highest possible standards of evidence based care and to preserve the dignity and confidence of the patient at all times being aware of patient confidentiality

About you:

• Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good IT skills
• NVQ Level 1 or 2 Care Certificate is desirable, but not essential
• Knowledge of Compucare is desirable, but not essential

Location: The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead
Working Hours: Permanent, Full-Time Hours
Salary: up to £22,284.17 (dependant on experience)

What we offer:

• BUPA health insurance
• Free meals
• Company funded access to Westfield Health
• Annual leave and sickness allowance
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Generous private pension scheme
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Outstanding training and development opportunities

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

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.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £22,284.17 per hour

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Life insurance
• Paid volunteer time
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Work Location: One location