Senior Healthcare Assistant - Hitchin

Brainkind; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

33 days annual leave? (stated in ad)

Pension scheme

Health plan

Free parking

Training and support

Life assurance

Job summary

Brainkind is recruiting a Senior Healthcare Assistant for Stagenhoe Neurological Care Centre in Hitchin. You will coordinate high-quality, holistic care and provide supervision to junior staff, ensuring a safe, clean environment and comprehensive support for service users.

Requirements include a Level 3 in Health and Social Care, numeracy and computer literacy, excellent communication, team work, and at least 2 years of care experience.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Health and Social Care is essential.
• 2 years of relevant care work experience.
• Audit awareness and safeguarding knowledge.
• Coaching/mentoring experience or qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Carry out and delegate care and support tasks in a safe, clean environment.
• Promote rights and choices of individuals and acknowledge preferences.
• Comply with national/local policy and mandatory training.
• Review and enhance individuals' care experiences and enable concerns to be raised.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Numeracy

Computer literacy

Coaching

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care

Job description

Senior Healthcare Assistant
Hitchin
£14.21 per hour with a £1.37 Market Enhancement (£15.58 per hour)
37.5hrs per week
Must have a Level 3 in Health and Social Care to apply
Will include weekend and bank holiday shifts

Why join us?

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 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.

Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support and help improve the lives of people with a neurological condition or brain injury.

About the role:

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

About you:

• S/NVQ/QCF Level 3 or equivalent - essential
• Numerate and literate
• Computer Literacy
• Good communication skills
• Experience of working within a team
• Demonstrable skills in leadership and supervision
• 2 years relevant care work experience
• Audit awareness
• Coaching and mentoring experience and or qualifications
• Competencies that are specific to the speciality

Stagenhoe is not accessible by public transport

Rewards

You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

• A competitive Salary of up to £16.58 per hour
• 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Simply Health Plan; helps to cover the cost of routine healthcare treatments. Further information can be found at www.simplyhealth.co.uk/about-us
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards

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. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.