Health Care Assistant - BANK

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated bank Health Care Assistant to join our team at LivingCare Sheffield. The role will consist of supporting the clinical team in delivering outstanding patient care in the Outpatients and Imaging department.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting the clinical team to deliver high quality care to patients and their families.
• Support with auditing and stock checks as required.
• Participate in regular meetings and attend other meetings as requested.
• Undertake skill set appropriate tasks as required.
• To assist in the maintenance of stock levels, including pharmaceutical products.
• Have an awareness of the waste management policy and ensure that it is adhered to.
• To receive and convey information from telephone or personal enquiries in a courteous manner and ensure all persons visiting the clinic are greeted and assisted in a welcoming and supportive manner.
• To assist and support the clinical team and clerical staff in administrative duties as required.
• Use the Health Care Assistant competency framework to enhance and develop skills in the clinical area.
• Moving and handling practices should be safe and as taught in training.
• Keeping up to date with mandatory training.
• Continuous effective communication to patients, staff and the wider MDT.
• Reporting and investigating incidents, near misses and complaints, escalating issues to the Clinical Services Manager and implementing changes when necessary.
• Ensuring the clinical environment is safe for staff and patients and following the process for escalation if there are risks to the health and safety of staff and patients.
• Working independently and as part of a team.

About us

LivingCare Group is a set of companies that operate across various health services and portfolios. We have extensive experience of developing and delivering NHS care, and have a growing portfolio of private provision. We work across GP practices and within our own centres in Yorkshire.

Our continuing success as a business is down to the talent, hard work and dedication of our staff. Along with great job satisfaction, you can look forward to a competitive salary, opportunities to grow, a pension scheme and great employee benefits.

We fully believe in investing in our staff to help them reach their career goals and full potential. We offer all staff the chance to further their education with free training courses in any field that will both benefit themselves and the company.

Here at LivingCare we are an equal opportunies employer with a strong commitment to the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer (Level 1).

What we offer our employees:

• Free onsite parking
• Quality working environmen
• Exclusive discounts
• Flexible workin
• Work life balance is a priority here at LivingCare, with services running at sociable times. 08:00-18:00 Monday to Saturday.
• Blue Light Card NHS discount at a range of shops and restaurants
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual pay review
• Culture matrix programme: special events
• Celebrating success
• Supermarket vouchers