# Bank Healthcare Assistant

**Company**: Spire Healthcare
**Location**: EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Spire Shawfair Park Hospital is seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our Bank team within Outpatients.

Located on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Spire Shawfair Park Hospital is a purpose-built private hospital offering a wide range of diagnostic, surgical, and outpatient services.

Responsibilities:

- Support the clinical team in delivering high-quality patient care within the outpatient setting.

- Undertake routine observations, including blood pressure monitoring and recording of patient information.

- Assist with ECGs and phlebotomy procedures where trained and competent.

- Ensure patient comfort and wellbeing throughout their visit.

- Support consultants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals within clinics and treatment areas.

- Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control and patient safety.

Requirements:

- Previous experience working within a Hospital, Clinic, or GP Practice environment.

- Experience taking and recording blood pressure observations.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

- Flexible approach to working hours and shifts.

Desirable:

- Phlebotomy (venepuncture) experience.

- ECG experience.

- Experience working within an outpatient setting.

- SVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent).

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.

- Competitive rates for bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis.

## Skills

### Required
- blood pressure monitoring
- patient care
- communication skills
- teamwork
- infection prevention

### Nice to have
- phlebotomy
- ECG experience
- outpatient setting experience
- SVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care

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