Healthcare Assistant

Active Care Group; Ashford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Ashford is seeking Support Workers/Healthcare Assistants to join their rehabilitation team. You will engage with patients, assist in their care and support, and work within a specialized environment focusing on brain injury recovery. The position offers full-time hours and various training opportunities. Ideal candidates should have a genuine interest in providing care, although prior experience is not mandatory.

Benefits

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub for training and development

Active Reward App for discounts

Free 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Medicash Health Plan access

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health is an advantage but not essential.
• Successful candidates will undergo an Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with patients.
• Support patients with their rehabilitation programme.
• Assist with mealtimes and daily living activities.

Skills

Genuine interest in person-centered care

Experience working in the care sector

Job description

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Come and join the UK's largest provider of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We have an amazing opportunity for Support Workers/Healthcare Assistants to join our caring and support team at our Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre, our specialist centre in Kent, we look after adults with a brain injury or other neurological condition.

Set within the 12 acre grounds of a manor house, we specialise in intensive rehabilitation for people in the early stages of recovery from a brain injury right through to residential care.

What you'll be working:

FULL TIME 36 hours per week

The hours are 7am to 7:30pm and 7pm to 7:30am.

What you'll be doing:

• Build relationships with patients, which are open and two way
• Support patients to undertake their rehabilitation programme
• Establish methods of communication with patients, reducing barriers when necessary
• Assist patients with mealtimes where necessary
• Support with activities of daily living and personal care when needed
• Communicate any issues to the clinical team
• Accurately report and/or record work activities
• Keeping people safe from any harm and protecting their human rights.

What you'll have:

• A genuine interest in providing the best person centre care possible for our young people
• Experience working within the care sector / mental health would be an advantage but not essential
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

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What to look forward to:

• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group