• Job Description

  Req#: M0038-25-0823?language=en&page=595&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Vida Healthcare are excited to offer the opportunity for a bank theatre healthcare assistant to work at their Gayton Road Health Centre. This is a zero hour/bank contract.

  Reporting to the lead surgical services coordinator, this role will be providing safe and efficient care for patients attending our health centre for outpatient or surgical intervention. The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different to the role within other settings and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience.

  Bank enhancement in addition to hourly rate.

  Main duties of the job

  • Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the care given to patients as determined by internal procedures and documentation.
  • Provide assistance to clinicians and other theatre staff.
  • Educate patients to continue their care to promote good healing after they leave the surgical unit, under the supervision of the qualified member of the team.
  • Participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary theatre team.
  • Manage admission before, and recovery and discharge of patients following their procedure according to unit protocols.
  • Ensure work carried out is clinically effective and safe.
  • Create, maintain, and enhance effective working relationships with other team members.
  • Assist with audits and surveys to ensure processes in place are efficient.
  • Keep accurate records of patient interactions, phone calls or treatment.

  About us

  Vida Healthcare is one of Norfolk's largest and most successful general practices, working with colleagues in the NHS to provide the best possible patient care. Our practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, by creating a work environment that encourages talented individuals to thrive and make a difference. We are a multi-site, part-dispensing GP partnership looking after approx. 31,000 patients across 4 sites in 3 locations.

  We pride ourselves on our impeccable standards of patient care and to maintain this it is essential that we employ reliable team players with strong caring qualities, dedication, and excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality-of-service delivery. We are highly organised and efficient with incredible support teams. Additionally supported by the PCN working together to deliver high quality primary healthcare.

  We have a positive vision for the future with strong team working ethics. Further information:

  • Experienced impressive growth
  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity for extended roles
  • Flexibility for right candidate for sessions/hours/locations,
  • PMS
  • SystmOne
  • High QOF achiever

  Details

  Date posted

  29 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £12.36 an hour

  Contract

  Bank

  Duration

  6 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  28657

  Job locations

  Gayton Road

  King's Lynn

  Norfolk

  PE30 4DY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
  • Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent;

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a healthcare setting.
  • Strong clinical skills.
  • Familiar with surgical centre policies and protocols for all tasks undertaken in the unit.
  • Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
  • Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.

  Desirable

  • Theatre experience.
  • Knowledge of cataract and minor surgery.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
  • Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent;

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a healthcare setting.
  • Strong clinical skills.
  • Familiar with surgical centre policies and protocols for all tasks undertaken in the unit.
  • Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
  • Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.

  Desirable

  • Theatre experience.
  • Knowledge of cataract and minor surgery.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Primary Care Careers

  Address

  Gayton Road

  King's Lynn

  Norfolk

  PE30 4DY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Primary Care Careers

  Address

  Gayton Road

  King's Lynn

  Norfolk

  PE30 4DY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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