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- Qualifications
NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent is essential
- Qualifications
Must have previous experience working as an HCA in an hospital setting, surgical ward, or ward experience
- Qualifications
System literacy is essential; MS Office and SAP is desirable
- Qualifications
Must be accurate and have a strong desire for attention to detail
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Bank Healthcare Assistant | Shawfair Park Hospital | Paediatrics | Competitive Hourly Rate | Flexible Working
Spire Shawfair Park have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Staffing Bank in the Children and Young People Department. This role would ideally someone who is very flexible to work ad hoc shift patterns.
Duties and responsibilities:
To provide exemplary planned care for young patients needing our tonsillectomy service.
You will be required to:
- In this fast-paced role, you will be required to assist our Clinical team in providing exemplary Care within the department, whilst providing Healthcare Assistance to our Nursing team
- As a HCA, duties will include routine tasks related to the delivery of care to ensure our patient’s health and well-being
- You will move and set up diagnostic equipment (after training) and other resources, as well as applying technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment
Who we're looking for:
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent is essential
- Must have previous experience working as an HCA in an hospital setting, surgical ward, or ward experience
- System literacy is essential; MS Office and SAP is desirable
- Must be accurate and have a strong desire for attention to detail
Benefits:
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Smartspending 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
- Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people
We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
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
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This advert is for Bank Healthcare Assistant with Spire Healthcare Ltd in Edinburgh, GB. It is listed as a Healthcare assistant role. The advertised salary is Competitive Hourly Rate. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 25 Sep 2026.
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