Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Dartford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Healthcare Assistant at Livingstone Community Hospital. You'll support a multidisciplinary team in caring for inpatients, focusing on quality service and patient wellbeing. Enjoy a full-time role with various benefits, including salary, pension, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Group pension

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Discounts and cashback membership

Access to wages as earned

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Professional development opportunities

Innovation funding for service improvement

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare settings preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Support trained staff in health and personal care of inpatients.
• Report changes in patients' conditions to qualified nurses.
• Promote health and wellbeing of patients.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient Care

Job description

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will work as a member of the multidisciplinary Ward team under the supervision of the registered nurse, providing support to trained staff in the health and personal care of inpatients within the Ward.

You will join a team focused on exceeding the needs of patients on the Ward and supporting the delivery of care to a range of complex patients. This includes meeting the clinical needs of patients with life-limiting conditions, supporting rapid discharge for those reaching end of life, and helping prevent unnecessary hospital admissions in crisis situations.

The work is varied and interesting. Providing healthcare can be both challenging and rewarding. Our services are developing to meet the needs of the local population.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) based at Livingstone Community Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will:

• Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team, including medical, clinical nursing colleagues, and staff from support departments.
• Actively seek ways to improve the quality of the service provided.
• Recognise when to refer to the trained nurse, contribute to assessment and care planning by communicating concerns from patients or carers to the registered nurse.
• Report changes in patients' conditions to qualified nurses and ensure documentation is accurate. Ensure all interventions are recorded and care plans maintained to standards.
• Actively promote the health and wellbeing of patients attending the department.
• Remove dressings and apply simple dressings when trained and competent.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children's community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and help more than half a million people each year, guided by our values: we care, we think, we do.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident company, providing facilities and adjustments to be inclusive of everyone.

Roles may close earlier than the specified date if filled quickly. We encourage early applications.

For more information about HCRG Care Group, visit our website.

Job responsibilities

As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll be part of our team based on an inpatient ward at Livingstone Community Hospital in Dartford, North Kent.

You will feel valued and receive benefits including:

• A salary of £23,875 with access to our group pension.
• Free tea, coffee, and milk at your location.
• Membership of My Reward Hub for discounts, cashback, and vouchers.
• Access to wages as you earn them for emergencies.
• Support for mental and physical wellbeing, including resources and counselling.
• Opportunities for professional development through our learning team, The Learning Enterprise.
• An open culture encouraging ideas to improve service, supported by innovation funding.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, to check for any criminal convictions.