Senior Care Assistant

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant in Harlow to provide personal care and health services while promoting independence for patients. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and will be responsible for supporting both patients and colleagues. Full training will be provided for those without prior experience. Competitive terms are offered, and interested applicants should be ready for an immediate start.

Benefits

Mileage reimbursement at 25p per mile

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide personal and end-of-life care.
• Previous care experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and administer health care.
• Promote independence and support end-of-life service users.
• Maintain dignity by respecting individual choices.
• Be supportive towards colleagues and handle complaints professionally.
• Promote effective and confidential communication.
• Raise concerns to line manager.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Care experience

End of life care knowledge

Education

Care experience preferred but not essential

Job description

• We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
• Do you like working with people and want to make a difference? This is an exciting opportunity for those that would like to be more involved in patient care and start with or gain on their health care experience, with the chance to learn new skills and be part of a recognised and successful organisation.
• This role requires you to possess an excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to liaise with a variety of people at various levels.
• Interested?
• We are looking for a Senior Healthcare assistant to join our team covering Harlow,Halstead, Saffron Walden area
• You will need a current full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• Mileage is paid for at 25p per mile.
• Ability to commute/relocate:
• (Essex, East of England Region): reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Main duties of the job

Provide personal care, administer medical,social and health care in an outstanding manor.

Promote independence where appropriate andsupport end of life service users towards achieving a good death.

Helping service users maintain dignity, byrespecting individual choices and caring in a manner individually pertinentto them.

Be supportive towards colleagues andhandle compliments and complaints in a professional manor and in accordancewith company procedure.

Promote effective and confidentialcommunication relating to service users whilst ensuring accurate and timelyrecording and documenting of relevant information.

About us

About Us

We are a CQC accredited healthcare provider of community based healthcare services including diagnostics, outpatient and ancillary services to NHS and private patients, currently within Harlow, Saffron Walden, Epping, Dunmow, Halstead, Chelmsford. Violet Care is a national provider of live-in home care and staffing services with a dedicated team of carers that are trained in the violet method of care which is a new and innovative approach to live in home care enhancing quality of life for others.

We are proud of our compassionate home care program designed to help people stay at home and healthier longer.

At Violet care, we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and are from a BME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks.

If youre ready to join a supportive team and take your career in care to the next level, apply today for an immediate start.

Were actively hiring across multiple locations. Dont miss out!

Job responsibilities

1. Provide personal care, administer medical,social and health care in an outstanding manor.
2. Promote independence where appropriate andsupport end of life service users towards achieving a good death.
3. Helping service users maintain dignity, byrespecting individual choices and caring in a manner individually pertinentto them.
4. Be supportive towards colleagues andhandle compliments and complaints in a professional manor and in accordancewith company procedure.
5. Promote effective and confidentialcommunication relating to service users whilst ensuring accurate and timelyrecording and documenting of relevant information.
6. Raise any concerns relating to practice orworkload to line manager or registered manager.
7. Ensure effective communication withservice users, relatives and visitors.

Person Specification

Experience

• Care Experience
• End of life care, palliative care

Care knowledge and skills

• na

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is desirable but not essential. Full comprehensive training is provided.
• Previous care experience is desirable but not essential. Full comprehensive training is provided

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.