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Bank Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients


Location
HARPENDEN, HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Rates
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Deadline
14 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Bank
Posted Date
14 Aug 2026
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Bank Healthcare Assistant | Outpatients | Adhoc Shifts | Harpenden | Private Hospital | Competitive Rates

Spire Harpenden Hospital has an exciting opportunity for Healthcare Assistant to join their Outpatient department on the bank. The successful applicant will work in a team that provides high quality evidence-based nursing care in clinic settings to facilitate smooth and efficient clinics.

A Bank contract at Spire Healthcare is a flexible employment agreement where you are not committed to a set number of hours per week. Instead, you work on an ad-hoc basis, filling in shifts that we have available in our hospital. A Bank contract is ideal for individuals seeking flexibility, as it allows you to choose shifts that fit your availability, leaving you with a greater work-life balance. Bank contracts are also a fantastic way to secure additional income alongside other contracted work.

At Spire Harpenden Hospital, we pride ourselves on our comprehensive private hospital services and high standards of care for our patients. We offer fast access to high-quality healthcare, from consultations and advanced diagnostics to personalised treatments and expert aftercare.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • This role is based in a fast-paced environment providing the opportunity to develop and increase healthcare knowledge and experience.
  • Assist the qualified nursing staff, under their supervision, in providing a high quality, comprehensive service to all patients and users, ensuring a high standard of a patient care is maintained in a clean and safe environment

Who we're looking for:

  • An experienced, and preferably NVQ level 2/3 qualified HCA
  • Previous experience within an outpatient/surgical unit is desirable.
  • Experience working in a hospital setting is essential
  • You will need to be phlebotomy trained
  • You will need outstanding communication skills, and you will be able to follow instructions precisely

Benefits:

  • Bank colleagues are paid weekly
  • We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
  • Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won’t be applicable for all)
  • Access to Spire Healthcare pension
  • Access to Blue Light Card discounts
  • Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
  • Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You'
  • Free uniform
  • Free DBS
  • Full induction, including mandatory training updates
  • Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
  • Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
  • We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

  • Driving clinical excellence
  • Doing the right thing
  • Caring is our passion
  • Keeping it simple
  • Delivering on our promises
  • Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Closing date: 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • An experienced, and preferably NVQ level 2/3 qualified HCA
  • Previous experience within an outpatient/surgical unit is desirable.
  • Experience working in a hospital setting is essential
  • You will need to be phlebotomy trained
  • You will need outstanding communication skills, and you will be able to follow instructions precisely

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This advert is for Bank Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients with Spire Healthcare Ltd in HARPENDEN, HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is Competitive Rates. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.

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