Night Senior Healthcare Assistant - Hitchin

Brainkind Neurological Centre York; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with brain injuries is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant. In this rewarding role, you will lead a passionate team in providing holistic, person-centred care at a specialist neurological care centre. Your responsibilities will include coordinating care, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring a safe and supportive environment for service users. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those with neurological conditions while working in a collaborative and caring atmosphere. Join a team that values compassion, expertise, and teamwork to enhance the well-being of our clients.

Benefits

Pension Contributions

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Long service and staff awards

Free uniform

Free Parking

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant care work experience required.
• Demonstrable skills in leadership and supervision essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate high-quality person-centred care and support.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff effectively.
• Ensure compliance with policies and promote individual rights.

Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Coaching and Mentoring

Teamwork

Numeracy and Literacy

Audit Awareness

Education

Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Description

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

7 shifts per fortnight on a rolling 4 week rota. Must have a Level 3 in Health and Social Care to apply. Will include weekend and bank holiday shifts.

Brainkind has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated team at Stagenhoe Neurological Care Centre. As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will coordinate the provision of high-quality holistic person-centred care and support to our service users. You will also provide direct supervision, coaching and mentoring to junior staff.

About us:

Stagenhoe is a Brainkind specialist neurological care centre based in Hertfordshire, caring for people aged 18 and over with a range of neurological conditions. At Stagenhoe, we provide the care people need to optimise their health and wellbeing, maximise their independence and support their emotional and social needs. We provide specialist neurological care, rehabilitation and support tailored to the individual needs of people with a range of neurological conditions.

About the role:

1. To carry out and delegate care and support tasks whilst ensuring a safe, clean and comfortable environment.
2. To ensure that the rights and choices of individuals are actively promoted and supported and their beliefs and preferences are appropriately acknowledged.
3. To comply with national and local policy, procedures, guidelines and legislation.
4. To complete local and corporate induction and attendance of mandatory and priority training.
5. To promote choice in the delivery of care and support, reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the individuals’ experience and enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by the individual and/or their representatives.

About you:

1. Numerate and literate.
2. Good communication skills.
3. Experience of working within a team.
4. Demonstrable skills in leadership and supervision.
5. 2 years relevant care work experience.
6. Audit awareness.
7. Coaching and mentoring experience and/or qualifications.
8. Competencies that are specific to the specialty.

Rewards:

• Pension Contributions.
• Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Long service and staff awards.
• Free uniform.
• Free Parking.

To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.

**Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.**

*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks.*

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation.