# Healthcare Assistant - Pre Assessment

**Company**: The Meriden Hospital
**Location**: Coventry
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Up to £25,500.00 per year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join our team at The Meriden Hospital in Coventry. This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week, with a flexible shift pattern.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

- Assisting patients with personal hygiene, washing, dressing, toileting, oral care, and mobility needs

- Helping patients with eating, drinking, and nutritional support

- Carrying out and accurately recording routine observations

- Reporting any concerns about a patient's condition or wellbeing promptly to the Registered Nurse or relevant clinician

- Recording care provided and patient observations clearly and accurately

- Following all infection prevention and control procedures

To be considered for this role, you should have:

- Previous experience in a care or health support role

- Good communication and interpersonal skills with a caring, compassionate attitude

- Ability to follow instructions and escalate concerns appropriately

- Basic literacy, numeracy, and IT skills

- Physically able to undertake duties including moving and handling tasks

We offer a competitive salary of up to £25,500 per year, depending on experience, training, and qualifications. Our benefits package includes:

- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

- Private Pension Scheme

- Private Healthcare Scheme

- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

- Family Friendly policies

- Non-contributory life insurance

- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing

- Employee recognition programmes

- Industry leading training and development opportunities

## Skills

### Required
- personal hygiene
- communication skills
- interpersonal skills
- basic literacy
- numeracy
- IT skills
- moving and handling

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