Now Hiring: Health Care Assistant in Felixstowe (Visa Sponsorship Offered) NHS Jobs

Digitaltidewave; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community interest company is seeking Health Care Assistants for a bank contract in their NHS Health Checks Service. The role involves conducting health assessments and working with diverse populations, with a commitment to flexible working and personal development opportunities. Ideal candidates will have experience in community outreach and be familiar with NHS Health Checks.

Benefits

Flexible working

Personal development and training opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service cover

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Blue light card employer access

Qualifications

• Previous experience in community outreach or public health initiatives.
• Familiarity with NHS Health Checks objectives.
• Ability to work sensitively with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct point-of-care testing as part of NHS Health Checks.
• Educate individuals to increase uptake of NHS Health Checks.
• Travel across various locations to deliver health checks.

Skills

Community outreach

Public health initiatives

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Office Applications

Rota Systems

Job description

Job role: Health Care Assistant

Company name: NHS Jobs

Salary: £12.45 per hour

Job Reference: E0002-25-0023

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About the Job:

Main duties of the job

What is the role?

• You will conduct point-of-care testing as part of the NHS Health Checks to assess and record the health status of individuals.
• You will work with diverse populations, increasing the uptake of NHS Health Checks by educating individuals.
• You will travel across various locations, delivering health checks to members of the public in community settings.

About us

Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Healthcare Assistant

We are looking for Health Care Assistants to join us on a bank contract, working in our new NHS Health Checks Service.

Is it for me?

We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.

• You will have previous experience in community outreach or public health initiatives, and will be familiar with NHS Health Checks and its objectives.
• You will have previous experience of Microsoft Office Applications, and Rota Systems.
• You will be able to adapt and work sensitively when working with diverse populations.

Contract type:

This is a bank contract, working across various locations in Suffolk and Waveney. We are looking for shifts to be worked across daytimes, evenings, and weekends.

What we can offer you:

• A strong ethos of flexible working to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that gets it.
• Excellent IT support providing first-class equipment and prompt responses.
• A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Death in service cover.
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking.
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years of service.
• Blue light card employer access to discounts online and on the high street.

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