Female Healthcare Assistant

THE DISABILITIES TRUST; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 Days AL

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Company Pension

Group life assurance

Eye voucher scheme

Long service and staff awards

Free parking

Job summary

Brainkind Stagenhoe in Hertfordshire is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support adults with neurological conditions. You will work with the team to aid cognitive, emotional, and physical recovery and deliver personal care under supervision.

The role offers a competitive hourly rate of £14.48 (including a £1.27 location allowance), training and development, health cash plan, pension, life cover, eye care vouchers, and other benefits, based in Hitchin with excellent staff support.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of working within a team.
• Care delivery experience.
• Willing to provide personal care.
• Good communication skills.
• Numeracy and literacy skills.
• IT skills including accessing and using the internet, email and word.

Responsibilities

• Working with other team members to ensure optimum cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and functional recovery.
• Carrying out personal care duties with close supervision and making judgements involving straightforward facts or situations
• Monitoring the physical and emotional well-being of all clients in order to be aware of changes and to alert senior colleagues, as necessary.
• Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation
• Reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the individuals’ experience. Challenging practice as appropriate and supporting junior and new staff
• Promoting choice in the delivery of care and support. Enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by the individual and/or their representatives.
• Supporting service users to have their views and experiences considered in the way the service is provided and delivered
• Having a personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources. This includes safeguarding, handling cash and service users’ valuables
• Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

Skills

Care delivery

Personal care

Teamwork

Communication

Numeracy

Literacy

IT skills

Email

Tools

Internet

Email

Word processing

Job description

Female Healthcare Assistant - Hitchin

Job Description

Healthcare Assistant

Location: Hitchin, SG4 8BY

Pay Rate: £13.21 with a £1.27 Location Allowance (£14.48 per hour)

DRIVERS PREFERRED

**P lease note we do not offer sponsorship for this role**

Why join us?

If you are passionate about providing expert and compassionate care and looking to develop in your career as a Healthcare Assistant in the field of Neurological care, Brainkind Stagenhoe has an amazing opportunity for you!

About us:

Stagenhoe is a Brainkind specialist neurological care centre based in Hertfordshire, caring for people aged 18 and over a range of neurological conditions. At Stagenhoe, we provide the care people need to optimise their health and wellbeing, maximise their independence and support their emotional and social needs.

Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support and help improve the lives of people with a neurological condition or brain injury.

About the role:

• Working with other team members to ensure optimum cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and functional recovery. Ensuring that rehabilitation goals, strategies and procedures are implemented and reinforced
• Carrying out personal care duties with close supervision and making judgements involving straightforward facts or situations
• Monitoring the physical and emotional well-being of all clients in order to be aware of changes and to alert senior colleagues, as necessary. Assisting in maintaining morale of clients by communication and contact – achieved by talking and working with them
• Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation
• Reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the individuals’ experience. Challenging practice as appropriate and supporting junior and new staff
• Promoting choice in the delivery of care and support. Enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by the individual and/or their representatives.
• Supporting service users to have their views and experiences considered in the way the service is provided and delivered
• Having a personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources. This includes safeguarding, handling cash and service users’ valuables
• Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

About you:

• Proven experience of working within a team
• Care delivery experience
• Willing to provide personal care
• Good communication skills
• Numeracy and literacy skills
• IT skills including accessing and using the internet, email and word

Rewards

You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

• A competitive rate of £13.21 with a £1.27 Location Allowance (£14.48 per hour)
• 33 Days AL
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Company Pension
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Free parking

Job Details

• Pay Type: Hourly
• Employment Indicator: Regular
• Hiring Min Rate: 14.48 GBP
• Hiring Max Rate: 15.48 GBP