# Bank Outpatient Heathcare Assistant

**Company**: Practice Plus Group
**Location**: Ilford
**Job type**: Bank (as needed)
**Salary**: £13.96
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our Outpatients Department. As a Bank colleague, you'll enjoy the flexibility to work around your existing commitments while making a real difference to patient care.

Your main duties will include:

- Welcoming patients and supporting them throughout their outpatient appointments

- Assisting with pre-assessment and post-operative clinics

- Performing phlebotomy, ECGs, and urine testing as part of pre-operative investigations

- Supporting wound assessments and dressing changes under supervision and following training

- Recording observations including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and weight

- Supporting stock management and maintaining clinical supplies

- Maintaining accurate patient records and documentation

- Supporting infection prevention and control measures within the department

- Participating in clinical audits and quality improvement activities

- Working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver excellent patient care

In return, you can expect:

- A bank rate of £13.96 per hour

- Flexible shifts to suit your availability

- Opportunity to work within a high-performing clinical team

- Supportive working environment focused on quality patient care

- The chance to make a real difference to patients and colleagues alike

To be considered for this role, you will need:

- NVQ Level 2 or Care Certificate and experience of caring for others

- Ability to perform phlebotomy as part of pre-operative assessment pathways

- Ability to perform ECGs as part of patient investigations

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Professional telephone manner

- Ability to work in a busy and demanding environment

- Ability to identify and escalate risks appropriately

- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently when required

## Skills

### Required
- phlebotomy
- ECGs
- urine testing
- wound assessments
- dressing changes
- patient record management

### Nice to have
- experience working within an outpatient department or hospital environment
- experience supporting post-operative patients
- wound assessment and dressing experience

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