Healthcare Assistant

Directorio Rural; York; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading clinic in York as a Health Care Assistant, devoted to supporting dementia patients. This role involves direct patient care, collaboration with nursing staff, and implementing care plans based on best practices. The position offers a robust induction program and a wealth of benefits including generous holiday, enhanced parental pay, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Paid emergency leave

Professional development opportunities

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced Private Medical Insurance

Dental Cover

Recognition schemes for employees

Eye care scheme

Winter flu jabs

EAP assistance

Qualifications

• Good standard of education required with NVQ level 2 in healthcare.
• Understanding of mental health and safeguarding principles is essential.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff to implement care plans for dementia patients.
• Build therapeutic relationships and conduct patient assessments.
• Perform clinical tasks and collaborate with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Understanding of mental health act

Understanding of safeguarding principles

Education

NVQ level 2 in healthcare or equivalent experience

Job description

Be the difference in your patients lives!

As Health Care Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the nursing staff to implement the care plans of our dementia patients at Schoen Clinic York. The nursing staff will decide the detailed care plans in conjunction with best practice (e.g., NICE guidelines), and HCAs will participate in the development and implementation of daily activities to support the care plans.

Here are some of the key things you'll be responsible for:

• Adhere to NICE guidelines;
• Build therapeutic relationships with patients;
• Conduct regular patient assessments;
• Assist during meal times and support feeding methods;
• Perform clinical tasks with expertise;
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals;
• Ensure safety and report concerns;
• Understand safeguarding principles
  
  

Benefits

You will have access to a wide range of benefits which include (but not limited to):

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, which increases with the length of service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Paid emergency leave
• Professional development opportunities so that you can build your career with us
• Contributory pension scheme with Royal London
• Enhanced Private Medical Insurance with BUPA including access to a private GP service, free screening, and the inclusion of pre-existing conditions.
• Dental Cover
• Recognition schemes for employees
• Eye care scheme with Specsavers
• Online benefits portal with high street and online shopping discounts
• Winter flu jabs
• EAP assistance on a range of topics and concerns
  
  

Skills & Requirements

The successful candidate will have a good standard of education, with an NVQ level 2 in healthcare or equivalent length of experience and be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

Working within a healthcare setting is essential however working within dementia is not as we will provide you with a full robust induction. You must also have an understanding of the mental health act, mental capacity act, safeguarding of patients and human rights.

About Your Future Team

Our culture of world-class medical excellence is based on our five key values:

• Accountable:Taking ownership of the things I say and do
• Caring:Treating others as I would like to be treated
• Collaborative:Working together to make a winning team
• Courageous:Being proud to be different and challenge the norm
• Determined:Seeing things through to meet and exceed expectations
  
  

Schoen Clinic York is a highly specialised Hospital for adults in the North of England. We are currently based on the ground floor of Minster Grange as an eating disorder hospital, and in September 2024 we expanded to cover the full building with other service lines including Dementia care. We are situated just off Haxby Road which is 10 minutes drive from York Train Station and 4 miles from the A64.