Detox Inpatient Care Assistant (Sessional)

Change Grow Live; Birmingham; On-site; Confidential; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts for shopping

Training and development

Supportive team

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Birmingham is seeking a Sessional Healthcare Assistant for Park House, an inpatient detox unit. The role is 0 hours with shifts including days, nights and weekends, under the direction of nursing staff.

The post requires flexible, compassionate team players with experience in substance misuse or social care, and the ability to travel between services; training and DBS clearance are provided where needed.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within substance misuse or a social care setting.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Maintain professional boundaries and work effectively with partnership agencies.
• Willingness to travel between services.

Responsibilities

• Undertake initial physical and mental health screening under nurse direction.
• Monitor vital signs and ECGs after training and sign-off.
• Support inpatient Opiate stabilisation and detoxification as well as other substances.
• Facilitate aftercare plans by liaising with hospitals, GPs and external agencies.
• Undertake phlebotomy following training and competency sign-off.
• Assist in medical emergencies including Naloxone administration with training.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Substance misuse

Teamwork

Flexibility

Professional boundaries

Job description

Change Grow Live in Birmingham is seeking a Sessional Healthcare Assistant for Park House, an inpatient detox unit. The role is 0 hours with shifts including days, nights and weekends, under the direction of nursing staff.

The post requires flexible, compassionate team players with experience in substance misuse or social care, and the ability to travel between services; training and DBS clearance are provided where needed.