Healthcare Assistant

Change Grow Live; Hertford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Hertford seeks a dedicated professional to ensure comprehensive delivery of BBV screening and support without harming service users. Responsibilities include furthering health improvement and collaborating with various health services. Candidates must have a solid understanding of drug and alcohol issues, experience in providing harm reduction advice, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Paid Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays

Friendly and supportive team

Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Naloxone training.
• Commitment to multi-agency working.
• Good working knowledge of health interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver BBV screening and vaccinations.
• Support Hep C treatment clinic coordination.
• Promote harm reduction and health improvement.

Skills

Understanding of drug and alcohol issues

Experience with harm reduction advice

Interpersonal skills

Information governance understanding

Ability to seek learning opportunities

Education

Current Certificated Injection Technique and Immunisation Training

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives offering support and respect in a safe environment treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are Be open be compassionate and be bold and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives grow as individuals and live life to its full potential.

Where

Hertford

Full Time Hours

37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range

25077.00 - 26502.53 (based on full time hours pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

• Please note : Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

About the role

• Ensure BBV screening and vaccinations are comprehensively delivered
• Coordinate and support the Hep C treatment clinic
• Responsibility for the development and running of the needle exchange.
• To reduce drug related harm to the individual and wider community
• To promote harm reduction and enable service users to improve their own health and wellbeing
• Develop skills and knowledge to conduct clinical interventions.
• To promote and support individuals into both abstinence based and medically assisted forms of recovery

About you

• Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.
• Experience of delivering harm reduction advice and interventions including Needle Exchange.
• Experience of delivering Naloxone training.
• Current Certificated Injection Technique and Immunisation Training OR willing to undertake training
• A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group e.g. health services GPs hepatitis clinic etc.
• Good working knowledge of physical health interventions services and good practice.
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals agencies and internal / external stakeholders
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

What we will give to you

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. Additionally youll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme
• Training career development & progression opportunities

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

Join us in our journey of empowerment and holistic support where every individuals well-being is at the heart of what we do.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 19 to 21 (25077.00 - 26502.53)

ILW / OLW / Fringe

Outer Fringe (694.25)

Closing Date

29 / 10 / 2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details :

Pinder

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.