Care Crew Senior Healthcare Assistant

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join their Activities Care Crew. The role involves providing engaging activities for older patients, ensuring their comfort and well-being. Ideal candidates will have experience with cognitive impairments and be passionate about patient care. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on patients' lives in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with patients having cognitive impairment and mental health conditions.
• Ability to facilitate person-centred activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred activity groups for older patients.
• Facilitate activities like gardening, crafts, and reminiscence groups.
• Work on a rota basis, including weekends and holidays.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Empathy

Education

Healthcare Assistant Certification

Job description

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Care Crew Senior Healthcare Assistant.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our established Activities Care Crew, providing patient-centred activity groups for patients predominantly on our Older patients wards. Activities organised could include daily orientation; reminiscence groups, musical memories and individual distraction. Facilitation of person centred activities such as the barber shop, spa, gardening, crafts and helping patients to engage in their daily routine independently where possible.

Care Crew Senior Healthcare Assistant.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our established Activities Care Crew, providing patient-centred activity groups for patients predominantly on our Older patients wards. Activities organised could include daily orientation; reminiscence groups, musical memories and individual distraction. Facilitation of person centred activities such as the barber shop, spa, gardening, crafts and helping patients to engage in their daily routine independently where possible.

Please note that regardless of hours, you will be required to work on a rota basis, inclusive of Monday - Friday, weekends, nights and bank holidays.

Note: The RBH is not able to provide a visa for this role.

The team support our inpatient wards in managing patients displaying enhance care needs, including unpredictable and behaviours of concern,

often as a result of dementia or other cognitive impairment. This support is given predominantly through group activities, but also additionally on a 1:1 basis as required.

You will ideally have experience of working with patients who have cognitive impairment, mental health conditions and possible behavioural problems. However, an induction programme with appropriate training will

be given to help build skills in managing these conditions.

As part of the interview process, shortlisted applicants will need to attend an assessment session. If successful at the assessment, you will then be invited back for an interview.

To facilitate a flexible, client centred programme of therapeutic activities for individuals and groups of patients predominantly within elderly care, under the supervision of the Care Crew Team Leader. This includes

patients with dementia, cognitive impairment, physical impairment, frailty and those displaying behaviours of concern.

The role is predominantly based on our main Royal Berkshire Hospital site with an very occasional need to cover our off site ward located at West Berkshire Community Hospital.

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sergio Tammelleo Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01183227443

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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