Night Healthcare Assistant

Night Healthcare Assistant – Hitchin

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Job Description

Healthcare Assistant

Location: Hitchin, SG4

We will accept part-time and full-time applicants

Pay Rate: £16.35 – £16.64 per hour

Why join us?

If you are passionate about providing expert and compassionate care and looking to develop in your career as a Healthcare Assistant in the field of Neurological care, Stagenhoe has an amazing opportunity for you!

About us:

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

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.

Due to the nature of the location, you must have your own transport. We cannot offer sponsorship for this role.

About the role:

Working with other team members to ensure optimum cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and functional recovery. Ensuring that rehabilitation goals, strategies and procedures are implemented and reinforced

Monitoring the physical and emotional well-being of all clients in order to be aware of changes and to alert senior colleagues, as necessary. Assisting in maintaining morale of clients by communication and contact – achieved by talking and working with them

Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation

Reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the individuals’ experience. Challenging practice as appropriate and supporting junior and new staff

Promoting choice in the delivery of care and support. Enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by the individual and/or their representatives.

Supporting service users to have their views and experiences considered in the way the service is provided and delivered

Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

About you:

• Proven experience of working within a team

• Care delivery experience

• Good communication skills

• Numeracy and literacy skills

• IT skills including accessing and using the internet, email and word

Rewards

You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.

35 days’ holiday including bank holidays.

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)

Eye voucher scheme

Long service and staff awards

Free uniform

Free Parking

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

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

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

We 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 background