Healthcare Assistant - Basildon, Essex

St Andrew's Healthcare; Northampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate mental health charity dedicated to transforming lives as a Healthcare Assistant. In this active role, you will support clinical teams, assist patients with daily activities, and provide personal care. Ideal candidates will have experience in healthcare, strong literacy and IT skills, and the resilience to thrive in a challenging environment. With a commitment to the CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, you will play a vital role in enhancing the lives of those with complex mental health needs. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in your community.

Benefits

Sickness policy on par with the NHS

Pension

Free parking

35 days annual leave

Access to Blue Light Card

Life cover

Electric car lease scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Paid DBS application

Access to free vocational qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare and strong literacy, numeracy, and IT skills are essential.
• Resilience and ability to provide personal care are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Support staff teams in delivering patient care and rehabilitation.
• Engage in daily activities and provide personal care.

Skills

Experience within healthcare or care work

Good standard of literacy, numeracy, and IT skills

Resilience

Ability to undertake personal care

Ability to follow instructions and procedures

Ability to work in a team

Strong observational skills

Education

Qualification in healthcare

Job description

Career Opportunities: Healthcare Assistant - Basildon, Essex (36371)

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)

We are St Andrew’s, a mental health charity which inspires hope. We work together with a number of organisations to transform the lives of people with complex mental health needs. We provide specialist mental healthcare and deliver a range of inpatient and community mental healthcare services, education, and research that helps to improve lives.

Our vision for the future is a society in which everyone living with mental health needs is heard, valued, and has hope for their future.

Come join us. Let's transform lives together.

The Role

Healthcare Assistants work in our clinical areas, supporting staff teams in delivering and focusing on our patients and their rehabilitation, daily activities, and care. The role can be quite active, and we therefore require you to be able to cope with the demands of an active post. To join St Andrew’s as a Healthcare Assistant, we are looking for the following:

• Experience within healthcare or care work
• Good standard of literacy, numeracy, and IT skills
• Resilience, as working within a mental healthcare setting can be challenging
• Ability to undertake personal care (washing, toileting, etc.)
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures
• Ability to work in a team but also use your own initiative
• Strong observational skills
• A qualification in healthcare
• Experience working in a mental health setting

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence every single day.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Sickness policy on par with the NHS
• Pension
• Free parking
• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 41 after 10 years' service
• Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes
• Life cover
• Electric car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid DBS application
• Access to free vocational qualifications

Closing: Sunday 5th January 2025

*Please note we may close this advert early if we receive the required amount of applications before the closing date.*