Bank Healthcare Assistant - Lancashire
Job Description
Bank Healthcare Assistant - Lancashire
Please note we do not offer sponsorship for this role
Location: Preston
BANK
Pay Rate: £13.21 per hour with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend
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, Brainkind has an amazing opportunity for you!
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
• Carrying out personal care duties with close supervision and making judgements involving straightforward facts or situations
• 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
• Having a personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources. This includes safeguarding, handling cash and service users’ valuables
• 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
• For an insight in to what the role would entail please watch our video detailing a Day in the Life of one of our Support Workers at Brainkind: Working at Brainkind: A day in the life - Millie
About you:
• Proven experience of working within a team
• Care delivery experience
• Willing to provide personal care
• 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:
- A competitive rate of £13.21 per hour with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Excellent training and support
- Company Pension
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- 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.
Job Details
- Pay Type
- Hourly
- Employment Indicator
- Bank