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Spire Leeds Hospital is recruiting a flexible Bank Clinical Healthcare Assistant for the Children and Young People Department to provide direct and indirect paediatric care under Registered Nurses and to support families during the hospital stay. You will promote family centred care, assess needs, and communicate clearly with children and families in outpatient and inpatient settings, while contributing to safety and quality. Ideal candidates hold a BTEC in health and social care or NVQ 2/3, have experience with children in hospital or community settings, and can plan, multi-task and work well in a team. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight paediatric experience, align with Spire values, and expect weekly pay, DBS and pension.

Bank Clinical Healthcare Assistant | Children and Young People | Competitive Hourly Rate | Flexible Working | Leeds – LS8

Spire Leeds Hospital are now recruiting a highly motivated, flexible and experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our Children’s and Young Peoples Department Team, you will provide direct and indirect care for patients and their families supported by the Registered Nurses. You will be required to be flexible and support the department needs as and when required.

Spire Leeds Hospital, located in Roundhay, Leeds, has been treating patients for almost 30 years. We are the region’s largest private hospital in terms of the range of services we offer and the number of consultants we work with. The hospital offers a range of services and facilities including four operating theatres, a sterile services department, a dedicated endoscopy suite, and a diagnostic and imaging department with an MRI and CT scanner. There are outpatient and physiotherapy departments providing services six days per week

Duties and responsibilities;

• Promote family centred care for paediatric patients.
•  Assess the health and well being needs of people whose needs are relatively stable and consistent. 
• Establish and maintain communication with children and their families throughout their hospital journey including outpatient clinics.
• Develop own and others’ personal development. 
• Monitor and maintain health and safety and security for self and others.
• Contribute to the implementation of services.
• Ensure own actions promote quality.
• Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
• Understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.

Who we're looking for

• BTEC certificate in health & Social Care Or NVQ 2/3  health care or equivalent 
• Childcare qualification is desirable but not essential
• Experience of working with children in a hospital or community setting 
• Experience of planning work and acting under own initiative 
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong communication skills
• Committed to working with children and their families 
• Flexible and adaptable 
• Team working

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.
• The MyGymDiscounts benefit is now also available to all Spire Bank workers, as of October 2024.
• MyGymDiscounts is a fitness benefit that offers huge savings on gym memberships, digital fitness subscriptions and multi-activity memberships. With over 3,800 gyms, leisure centres, and more across the UK on offer, there are many options to suit location, preference, and budget. 
• To find out more, Bank Workers should visit Spire for You (rewardgateway.co.uk)

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