HCRG Care Group
Health Care Assistant
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Job Introduction
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join our valued team at Livingstone Community Hospital, helping to deliver high-quality care and support to patients in a friendly and supportive inpatient environment. We currently have two opportunities available:
- 1 x Full-Time Healthcare Assistant
- 1 x Part-Time Healthcare Assistant (30 hours per week)
Appointments may be made at either Band 2 or Band 3 level depending on qualifications, skills, and experience.
This is a rewarding role where you will support patients throughout their recovery and rehabilitation journey, helping them maintain their dignity, independence, and wellbeing. Working alongside Nurses, Therapists, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in ensuring patients receive compassionate and person-centred care. Whether you are already working in healthcare or looking to begin a career in care, we will provide the support and training needed to help you thrive.
Package Description
You will be joining a welcoming and supportive ward team who are passionate about delivering outstanding care and achieving the best possible outcomes for patients. The team works collaboratively to create a positive environment where colleagues are supported to learn, develop, and build rewarding careers within healthcare. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:
- A salary of £25,258 to £25,500 FTE with access to our group pension
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing, from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt, and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
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Main Responsibilities
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will work closely with registered nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care. You will assist patients with their day-to-day care needs and support their rehabilitation, helping them regain confidence and independence during their stay. You will have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and their families, making a genuine difference to their experience and recovery. Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting patients with personal care and activities of daily living
- Assisting with patient observations and reporting changes in condition to registered staff
- Supporting mobility, rehabilitation, and independence
- Maintaining patient dignity, privacy, and wellbeing at all times
- Assisting with nutritional support and hydration
- Maintaining accurate documentation and reporting information appropriately
- Contributing to a safe, clean, and welcoming ward environment
- Working collaboratively with nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals
Band 3 Healthcare Assistants may also undertake additional delegated clinical duties following appropriate training, competency assessment, and supervision.
Person Specification
Essential
- Caring and compassionate approach to patient care
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Good organizational skills
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
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- Previous experience within a healthcare, care, or support setting
- NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent qualification
- Experience supporting patients with rehabilitation or long-term health needs
- Understanding of person-centred care principles
We welcome applications from candidates who are new to healthcare as well as those with previous experience.
About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children's community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments, and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people, and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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