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Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant

Active Care GroupHothfield
30+ days ago
Salary
£12.38 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Come and join the UK's largest provider of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We have an amazing opportunity for Support Workers / Healthcare Assistants to join our caring and support team at our Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre, our specialist centre in Kent, we look after adults with a brain injury or other neurological condition.

Set within the 12 acre grounds of a manor house, we specialise in intensive rehabilitation for people in the early stages of recovery from a brain injury right through to residential care.

What you'll be working :

FULL TIME – 36 hours per week

The hours are 7am to 7 : 30pm and 7pm to 7 : 30am.

What you'll be doing :

  • Build relationships with patients, which are open and two way
  • Support patients to undertake their rehabilitation programme
  • Establish methods of communication with patients, reducing barriers when necessary
  • Assist patients with mealtimes where necessary
  • Support with activities of daily living and personal care when needed
  • Communicate any issues to the clinical team
  • Accurately report and / or record work activities
  • Keeping people safe from any harm and protecting their human rights.

What you'll have :

  • A genuine interest in providing the best person centre care possible for our young people
  • Experience working within the care sector / mental health would be an advantage but not essential
  • Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS
  • We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

    What to look forward to :

  • 25 days plus bank holidays
  • Birthday off
  • Join the  Active Learning Hub  and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
  • Active Reward App  giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
  • Free 24 hour confidential  Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App  to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
  • A  Nest Personal Pension  account
  • Access to join a  Medicash Health Plan  for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
  • We recognise outstanding  Active Behaviours  via the  Active Awards  programme
  • Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
  • Refer a Friend   Scheme  and earn yourself up to  £1000  by recommending someone you know
  • and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group