Healthcare Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hours: Full Time (37.5 pw) or Part-Time Hours available

(Upon completing your probationary period, you will be eligible to join the 4 Day Week program, which allows you to work 20% fewer hours without a decrease in salary)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Truro, TR1 2LH

Salary: £23,400 per annum pro rata

Closing date: 2/01/2025

Application Tip: Ensure your supporting statement refers to the person specification as this will assist in a successful sift through to the interview stage. 

Essential criteria:

• Healthcare Assistant experience
• Venepuncture,
• UK driving licence and access to a car
• Valid right to work
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check

Job Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our professional and welcoming team. Please read the attached Role Specification before applying. To support clinical provision of sexual health services in a flexible, respectful and non-judgmental manner in accordance with Brook’s guidelines.The post holder is expected to assist and work alongside clinical staff, administration staff and managers in order to meet the needs of the service and service users.   

About Brook:

Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality. 

Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all-age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health. 

We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need. 

Benefits of working for Brook:

• 4 Day Week (Working 20% hours less without salary decrease)
• Annual leave – 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays 
• Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully paid) 
• Flexible working 
• Gratitude scheme 
• Assisted purchase scheme 
• Cycle to Work up to £1k 
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 
• Long service awards 
• Maternity and paternity pay 
• Pension scheme – with contributions matched up to a maximum of 4% 
• Training and development opportunities 
• Coaching

Please note: internal applicants with live sanctions will not be considered for this role. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible. 

Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application. We will contact you within 4 weeks of the closing date if you have been shortlisted for the role. 

If you are interested in applying for this post, please review the Job Description and complete an application form. 

Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.

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Person Specification

Experience

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Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Brook

Address

Penhaligon House

Green St

Truro

United Kingdom

TR1 2LH

Employer's website

https://www.brook.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)