Bank Healthcare Assistant

Cornerstone; Waterlooville; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Cornerstone Healthcare is seeking a Bank Healthcare Assistant for their South Africa Lodge, a facility dedicated to high-quality, individualized care for residents with complex needs. The successful candidate will focus on daily living support and maintain effective communication with residents and colleagues.

Benefits

Subsidised lunch available daily

Free uniform laundered on site

Enhanced pay rates for bank holidays

Enhanced DBS coverage

Specialist training available

Paid for e-learning training

Paid for company events

Access to Blue Light card discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 years' experience in Care.
• Experience with complex needs and challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of daily living including personal care and social activities.
• Observe and report changes in residents’ condition.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Caring and empathetic approach

Job description

Cornerstone Healthcare is looking for an experienced and passionate Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our award-winning team at South Africa Lodge. South Africa Lodge is a 99-bed service providing high quality care across 6 specialised units supporting residents with varying complex care as well as providing a comfortable and safe living environment.Our approach focuses on individualised care, considering the whole person and their unique challenges, rather than just the diagnosis. We are currently rated GOOD with CQC.

What do you need?

• Minimum of 1 years' experience working in Care(essential)
• Experience working with adults that present with complex needs including challenging behaviours and mental health needs
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, residents, and their families
• A caring and empathetic approach to residents and their visitors
• Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)

What hours will you work?

Day Shift: 07.45 to 19.45 (12-hour shift)

Night Shift: 19.45 to 07.45 (12-hour shift)

What will you be doing?

Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities

• Observe resident progress against planned goals and report changes in the residents’ condition or care needs
• Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities
• Helping residents to remain as independent as possible
• Respecting residents right of choice, privacy and dignity at all times
• Communicate effectively with other staff and members of the team

* PLEASE NOTE *

Due to our training programme, we would require all Bank employees to attend a 5-day induction prior to starting employment. This induction will be paid for and takes place Monday to Friday 09.30 to 16.30. If you are working another full-time role, please take this into account when applying to the position as this induction is mandatory.

Benefits package worth up to £5,000

• Subsidised lunch available daily
• Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
• Enhanced pay rates for bank holidays
• Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
• Specialist training, beyond the mandatory training requirements
• Paid for e-learning training
• Paid for company events
• Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts

*subject to terms and conditions