This role is working across Barrow & Kendal
About The Role
You will be part of a team delivering support and interventions to individuals impacted by drug and alcohol use. Your role will focus on the general health needs of service users as well as supporting the team in the delivery of appropriate interventions, designed to promote recovery.
- As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be responsible for:
- To offer harm reduction advice and information including overdose prevention, wound awareness, and naloxone.
- To carry out DBST, Hepatitis B vaccination and referral for Hepatitis C treatment if required.
- To carry out Healthcare Assessments for new and people already in services.
- Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting any potential risks identified.
- Record information and activities undertaken with service users in an accurate and timely manner, maintaining confidentiality and data security at all times.
To succeed as a Healthcare Assistant, you will ideally have.
- Experience in the drug and alcohol sector is ideal
- Previous experience working as a Healthcare Assistant preferred
- Hold a Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
- Committed to compassionate care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Be part of a supportive, dedicated team making a real difference across the North West. You’ll have the chance to develop your skills, work with a wide range of professionals, and positively impact people’s lives every day.
Please be advised, if you are viewing this role on Indeed, the link to the job description will not work. Please click the 'Apply via Company Website' button to be redirected to our careers page, where you will be able to view the job description in full.‘The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band’Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification prior to applying for this position.For full person specifications and job details, please visit this link.Who are we…
Waythrough (formerly Humankind) launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough (formerly Humankind) jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job site
https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers.
What can Waythrough (formerly Humankind) offer you…We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at
people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk