BANK Healthcare Assistant -Emersons Ward

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + make a difference for every patient. Due to the ever-increasing number of treatments and care we offer to patients and true to the career development opportunities we promote, our neat and professional Inpatient Ward has now a new permanent requirement for a Healthcare Assistant to join and be part of our friendly, professional, supportive and patient-focused team, based at our Emersons Green hospital, Bristol.

As one of our Ward Healthcare Assistants, you’ll be working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting with clinical and administrative tasks, ensuring that patient-centred care is provided at all times. This is a BANK position with day and night shifts covering Monday to Sunday shift patterns consisting of; 07:00 to 15:00, 12:00 to 20:00, 19:00 to 08:00. Pay enhancements for working unsociable hours, Sundays and Bank Holidays!

What you'll be doing

• You’ll work closely with registered members of the ward Inpatients team, providing a safe and supportive environment for all patients.
• You’ll ensure that our patients receive a high standard of care by carrying out routine patient monitoring and care duties such as changing bedding and assisting with personal hygiene.
• You’ll undertake basic nursing care practices like catheter fitting and bag changing.
• You’ll ensure your patients are prepared, fit and ready for their treatments to take place having gained knowledge of the patient pathway.
• You will have the responsibility of adding to and following that patient pathway, ensuring particulars such as consent obtained before any treatment is carried out.
• There'll be elements of administration tasks to be carried out, including collecting all patient information together for admissions and discharging or for follow-up calls.
• You may be required to photocopy particulars and transport patient paperwork to other departments.
• You’ll monitor and look for potential hazards, ensuring they are made safe or the issue is quickly brought to the attention of the department manager.
• You’ll assist with the management of stock and equipment, ensuring good levels and ordering when appropriate, pre-empting any shortfalls.

What we’ll look for in you

• You’ll have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling and want to work in an environment that can be hard, but also fun and rewarding!
• You might have past exposure or experience of working in a Care home, Hospital or Clinical environment and might have already completed the NVQ level 1&2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent and Basic Life Support Certificate or Care Certificate. If not, you must be willing to undertake the training which is provided by us.
• You’ll be computer literate and an effective communicator at all levels, written and verbal, and adaptable.

Everything we do is focused on providing a high standard of safe and effective patient care. When you’re part of the PPG team, you don’t just have a job, you have a career!

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks. At PPG, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.