Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Epsom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant at The Meadows, a 24/7 service for older adults. The role involves providing high-quality care, assisting with daily living activities, and supporting the clinical team. Candidates should have good communication skills and a flexible approach to work.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a paid or unpaid carer.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical and psychological care to service users.
• Observe, report, and record changes in clients' health.
• Assist in daily living activities and maintain professional boundaries.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Enthusiasm

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant to join The Meadows. This is a 24/7 service with 24 beds available for the care of people over the age of 65. The Meadows is a busy unit, and the friendly and enthusiastic team aims to provide a holistic assessment and treatment for older adults, who have dementia or organic mental ill health (decreased function due to medical or physical disease, rather than psychiatric illness). The Meadows is based on the former West Park Hospital Site in Epsom.

As a healthcare assistant at the Meadows, you'll help make lives better by ensuring that you provide a high-quality, caring service that makes a positive and effective contribution to the care pathway of people admitted onto the wards in the acute phase of their illness.

Your role would help to provide physical and psychological care to service users in accordance with the specified plan of clinical care and provide support to carers. You will also provide a high-quality, caring service that makes a positive and effective contribution to the care pathway of people admitted onto the wards in the acute phase of their illness.

We are looking for candidates with good communication skills, a flexible approach, and enthusiasm to work within the team. Candidates will assist the team to develop and achieve ward and organisational objectives. They will participate in staff meetings and training and development activities as necessary to ensure their skills and knowledge are up to date.

Main duties of the job

1. To observe, report, and record changes in the clients' physical, mental health, and behaviour.
2. To provide care for people who use our services as planned in Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings.
3. To be aware of and work according to the principles of the Mental Health Act (MHA).
4. To give and receive clear messages by telephone and/or personal contact.
5. To provide the necessary physical care to help service users complete daily living activities, including personal hygiene, diet and fluid intake, clothing and laundry, personal environment, elimination, maintaining rest and sleep, activity, physical observations.
6. To provide social activities, emotional support, and stability to service users to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
7. To contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
8. To create and maintain professional supportive relationships with all staff, other professionals, and agencies to enhance recovery.
9. To provide escort duties to service users under the direction of the nurse in charge.
10. To participate in, where required, co-facilitation of therapeutic and social engagement group work.
11. To undertake prescribed physical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight, and height, and report results to the nurse in charge.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon, ASD, and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organizations who provide services and support to people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county just 30 minutes from Central London and the South Coast, with historic market towns, bustling districts, and beautiful countryside. Our excellent road and rail networks make travel easy, and 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!

Details

Date posted: 16 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £25,427 a year including 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro-rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 325-6951912-HOSP-B

Job locations: The Meadows, West Park Hospital, Horton Lane, Epsom, KT19 8PB

Job description

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Experience (Essential):

• Experience of working as a paid or unpaid carer

Qualifications (Desirable):

• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: The Meadows, West Park Hospital, Horton Lane, Epsom, KT19 8PB

Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us