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Senior Healthcare Assistant - Hitchin
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Senior Healthcare Assistant
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£14.21 per hour with a £1.37 Market Enhancement (£15.58 per hour)
37.5hrs per week
Must have a Level 3 in Health and Social Care to apply
Will include weekend and bank holiday shifts
Why join us?
Brainkind has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated team at Stagenhoe Neurological Care Centre. As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will coordinate the provision of high-quality holistic person-centred care and support to our service users. You will also provide direct supervision, coaching and mentoring to junior staff.
About us
Stagenhoe is a Brainkind specialist neurological care centre based in Hertfordshire, caring for people aged 18 and over a range of neurological conditions. At Stagenhoe, we provide the care people need to optimise their health and wellbeing, maximise their independence and support their emotional and social needs. We provide specialist neurological care, rehabilitation and support tailored to the individual needs of people with a range of neurological conditions.
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.
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About the role
- To carry out and delegate care and support tasks whilst ensuring a safe, clean and comfortable environment
- To ensure that the rights and choices of individuals are actively promoted and supported and their beliefs and preferences are appropriately acknowledged
- To comply with national and local policy, procedures, guidelines and legislation
- To complete local and corporate induction and attendance of mandatory and priority training
- To promote choice in the delivery of care and support. Reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the individuals’ experience. Enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by the individual and/or their representatives.
About you
- S/NVQ/QCF Level 3 or equivalent - essential
- Numerate and literate
- Computer Literacy
- Good communication skills
- Experience of working within a team
- Demonstrable skills in leadership and supervision
- 2 years relevant care work experience
- Audit awareness
- Coaching and mentoring experience and or qualifications
- Competencies that are specific to the speciality
Stagenhoe is not accessible by public transport
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Rewards
You can look forward to excellent benefits including:
- A competitive rate of up to £16.58 per hour
- 20% Weekend and Overtime Enhancement & 30% Bank Holiday Enhancement
- 33 Days AL
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Excellent training and support
- Company Pension
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- Free parking
To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.
Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.
All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks
Brainkind 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 backgrounds.
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