Health Care Assistant

HwC Ventures; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is looking for a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to provide essential care and support to service users. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on high-quality care. Ideal candidates will have experience in caregiving and a passion for helping others.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Free parking

Excellent health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience as a carer is essential.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical and psychological care to service users.
• Support to carers as per clinical care plans.

Skills

Experience of working as a paid or unpaid carer

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

About

Here at Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS FT we have a reputation for being innovative and forward thinking. We actively seek out new ways to work flexibly with partners and are passionate about people. We are one of the leading providers of specialist mental health, drug and alcohol and learning disability services for people of all ages in southern England, working in partnership to offer integrated health and social care, with 2300 excellent staff and a £155m budget.

We offer best employment practice and environments for staff in terms of equal opportunities, managing and developing a diverse workforce.

Contact

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Key details

Location

SiteNew Spenser Ward, St Peters Hospital SiteAddressGuildford Road, LyneTownChertseyPostcodeKT16 0PZMajor / Minor RegionSurrey

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time

Salary

Salary£24,169 incl. 5% Fring HCASSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 2)

Specialty

Main areaHealthcare Assistant

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job Overview

To provide physical and psychological care to service users in accordance with the specified plan of clinical care and provide support to carers.

Advert

Suitable for someone who is looking for a busy and challenging environment to develop and establish effective working relationships and who has a passionfor supporting people to help deliver high quality care.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Key Responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether thats job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Gender Pay Gap Action

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Applicant requirements

info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a paid or unpaid carer.
  
  

Qualifications

Desirable criteria

• An NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care is desirable but not essential
  
  

Documents

• Band 2 - Job Description (, 352.6)PDFKB
• SABP Competency Profile Map (, 672.5)PDFKB
• Mindful Employer Information (, 195.2)PDFKB
• Carers Information (, 604.7)PDFKB
• Benefits of NHS Pension Scheme (, 264.6)PDFKB
• Vacancy Links (, 264.6)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NamePrince ThorpeJob titleWard ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01372216574