Healthcare Assistant (Zero Hour) Birmingham

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; Presencial; GBP 17 000 - 22 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Free on-site parking

Free company uniform

Company-provided training

Pension scheme enrollment

Resumo da oferta

Prometheus Safe & Secure is recruiting for a zero-hours healthcare assistant to support NHS, police, prison, and court partners. The role focuses on safe transfers, crisis intervention, and compassionate care for vulnerable individuals, including mental health moves and bed watches.

A Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) must be registered, with DBS clearance and a valid UK driving licence, and you will work across a 24/7 rota.

Qualificações

• NMC registration as RMN (Registered Mental Health Nurse)
• Minimum two years' post-registration experience
• Enhanced DBS clearance for adults and children
• Full UK driving licence (manual/automatic) with 6 or fewer points
• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
• Healthcare support or compliance-focused experience is a plus

Responsabilidades

• Assist qualified nurses in safe patient transfers with careful handling
• Deliver compassionate care maintaining dignity and comfort in challenging situations
• Provide crisis intervention and verbal de-escalation for mental health difficulties
• Drive ambulances when required on safe, timely journeys
• Complete accurate handovers and paperwork, recording risk histories
• Respond calmly to emergencies in the patient’s best interests
• Lead patient care during secure transfers and bed watches
• Assess patient needs, identify risks and implement care/intervention plans
• Follow safeguarding procedures for children and adults
• Check vehicles/equipment before journeys and report issues
• Participate in mandatory training, meetings and reviews
• Build positive relationships with patients, colleagues and partner agencies

Conhecimentos

Clinical assessment

Risk management

Crisis intervention

Communication

Teamwork & leadership

Descrição da oferta de emprego

A zero-hours healthcare assistant post with Prometheus Safe & Secure, which runs patient transport and mental health support for NHS, police, prison and court partners. The work centres on safe transfers, handovers and crisis support for people in vulnerable situations, including secure mental health moves and hospital bed watches. The role includes ambulance driving and vehicle checks, and it is bank-based with flexible hours on a 24/7 rota. Enhanced DBS checks for adults and children, and a right to work without sponsorship, are required.

What the job involves

• Assist qualified nurses in safe patient transfers, handling each move with care
• Deliver compassionate care that maintains dignity and comfort in challenging situations
• Provide crisis intervention and verbal de-escalation for patients with mental health difficulties
• Drive ambulances when required on safe, timely journeys
• Complete accurate handovers and paperwork, recording risk histories and current presentation
• Respond calmly and effectively to emergencies in the patient's best interests
• Lead and oversee patient care during secure transfers, bed watches and places of safety, including PSS, PCC and Section 136 pathways
• Assess patient needs, identify risks and implement care and intervention plans
• Follow safeguarding procedures for children and adults
• Check vehicles and equipment before each journey and report issues promptly
• Take part in mandatory training, meetings and reviews
• Build positive relationships with patients, colleagues and partner agencies

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Experience

• Minimum two years' post-registration experience

Skills & knowledge

• Strong clinical assessment, risk management and crisis intervention skills
• Excellent communication, teamwork and leadership
• Calm, professional and decisive in challenging situations

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS clearance for adults and children
• Full UK driving licence covering manual and automatic vehicles, with 6 or fewer points
• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship

Nice to have

• Experience in a healthcare support or compliance-focused role
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive, positive, and able to work independently or in a team
• Well organised with good time management

What’s offered

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Free on-site parking at company bases
• Free company uniform
• Company-provided mandatory training
• Enrolment in The People's Pension scheme, subject to eligibility