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Bank Healthcare Assistant Outpatients/Pre Assessment
Plymouth Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Part Time |
Up to £13 per hour depending on experience
Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. We’re passionate about putting patients first. And we’re looking for someone who feels the same to join our forward-thinking Outpatients/ pre assessment team. Working across a variety of cases and supporting a wide range of specialties, you’re sure to broaden your skills.
As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients/ Preassessment at our Plymouth hospital, you’ll bring relevant experience, a keen eye for detail and a flexible approach. You demonstrate patience, focus and excellent communication skills. A real team player, you have the diligence, IT literacy and passion for development and training to make a difference.
And if you’re qualified to NVQ Level 2 or 3, with relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting, that’s even better.
As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients/Pre assessment you will:
- Assist colleagues in Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Cardiology, GP Services, Opthalmics & dermatology.
- Enjoy more time to care for patients as individuals
- Manage a wide range of activities and changing priorities
- Make sure the day-to-day operations of our various clinics run smoothly
- Assist consultants and nurses with procedures, such as dressings and wound care
- Carry out pre-assessment tasks to optimise patients with planned surgery both face-to-face and over the phone
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Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital
The Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is situated next to the Nuffield Health Devonshire Gym, in Derriford, Plymouth and we have been part of the Plymouth community since 1971. We have 3 main theatres – 2 laminar flow and 1 digital, a fully JAG accredited endoscopy suite, a 35-bedded ward with one 4 bedded bay and one 2 bedded bay. Our outpatients department has 12 consulting rooms.
We carry out treatment under a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery. We recently were rated in the top 50 hospitals in the country for our total hip replacement patient outcomes.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.
Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
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This advert is for Bank Healthcare Assistant Outpatients/Pre Assessment with Nuffield Health in Plymouth, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Healthcare assistant role. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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