Healthcare Assistant

Active Care Group; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading independent provider in neuro and mental healthcare as a Healthcare Assistant. This role offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of individuals recovering from brain injuries. You will be part of a dedicated team at the Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre, providing essential support to patients through their rehabilitation journey. With opportunities for both full-time and part-time hours, you can enjoy a flexible work schedule. The role emphasizes building meaningful relationships with patients, ensuring their comfort, and promoting their independence. If you are passionate about care and eager to grow, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub

Active Reward App

Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in providing person-centred care for young people.
• Effective communication skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with patients and support their rehabilitation.
• Assist with daily living activities and communicate issues to the clinical team.

Skills

Person-centred care

Effective communication

Experience in care sector

Rehabilitation support

Education

No formal education required

Tools

DBS Check

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Healthcare Assistant at our service Murdostoun in Newmains, Wishaw.

We have an exciting opportunity for Support Workers to join our friendly and experienced specialist brain injury and neurological care service in Newmains, Wishaw.

We provide individualised assessment and intensive rehabilitation to help people recover from a brain injury. At all times we work to achieve the best possible outcomes in terms of independence and quality of life.

Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre provides specialist care for up to 46 residents at any one time.

We have a minibus for appointments and some fun outings and a state-of-the-art therapy pool, which allows our residents to focus on re-gaining cognitive abilities that may have been lost. A specially designed therapy kitchen allows users to learn new skills that will serve them long after they have left our care. We also have a gymnasium where all residents are encouraged to keep themselves active and socialise with others.

We are extremely proud to be accredited as an approved provider of specialist Brain Injury Care by the Headway Brain Injury Association.

What you'll be working:

Full time and part-time hours

Rotational - Dayshift 7.30am – 8.00pm / Nightshift 7.30pm – 8.00am

Both day and night shifts

Permanent night shifts available

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

What you'll have:

• A genuine interest in providing the best person-centred care possible for our young people
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• 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.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• 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
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• 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