Bank Contract – Healthcare Assistant – Inpatient Ward

Responsibilities

• Support patients with personal hygiene and daily living activities, respecting their privacy and dignity.
• Assist with dietary needs, unpacking and packing on admission and discharge, and help patients dress.
• Undertake observations, record results using NEWS, and escalation of abnormalities or concerns.
• Perform basic nursing tasks such as urinalysis, BMI calculation, measuring for anti‑embolism stockings, and recording fluid input/output.
• Take capillary blood samples for point‑of‑care testing (POCT).
• Escort patients to other departments and theatres.
• Report any changes in patients’ conditions to a Registered Nurse or Therapist.
• Assist with administrative duties, including answering calls and relaying messages accurately.
• Practice safe patient handling techniques and maintain infection control standards.
• Attend mandatory training and complete relevant e‑learning.

Qualifications

• Passionate and empathetic individual with experience working with a variety of patients.
• Personal and approachable, with a real motivation to support everyone who walks through the ward.
• Excellent communication skills to build respected relationships with the team and patients.
• Prior UK‑based experience essential, preferably within a hospital setting.
• Proactive and forward‑thinking, with a passion for continued learning.
• Care Certificate and/or NVQ Level 2 or 3 desirable.
• Working ethic aligned with core values: Caring, Friendly, Quality, Integrity and Pride.

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