Physical Healthcare Assistant

St Andrew’s Healthcare

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Job summary

Physical Healthcare Assistant

Ready for a new challenge implementing physical health excellence across our services?Location: NorthamptonSalary: £22, 265 - £25,252Hours: Full-time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Physical Healthcare Assistant to support Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the delivery of physical healthcare.

You can achieve more at St Andrews Healthcare

A top 20 UK charity, St Andrews is a unique provider of specialist care in mental health and learning disability. We aspire to deliver truly world class, holistic services and our independence means we can always put patients interests at the heart of decision making, while re-investing surpluses in frontline services.

The RoleWe are looking for a professional and dynamic person, preferably with existing skills in ECG and venepuncture to support senior clinicians in the delivery of physical healthcare. There is also a requirement to provide advice on promotion and advocacy of good health and wellbeing to support the charitys aim to address the increased mortality gap experienced by people with serious mental illness.

Main duties of the job

Whilst mental health experience would be preferable, we would welcome applications from registered healthcare professionals currently not working within mental health services who have transferable skills to support our agenda.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for promoting parity of esteem between physical and mental health through the implementation of high quality healthcare across the charity. We plan to bridge health inequality for our patients by:

Preventing unnecessary admissions to local acute hospitals
Providing a safe resuscitation service
Reducing the risks caused by psychotropic medication
Increasing access to national health screening programmes
Improving our management of long term conditions
Improving cardio-metabolic screening and interventions

Theres no doubt that this is a demanding role working in a very fast paced environment, however for the right individual, this would be a very rewarding role and one which you could really make your own.

About us

RewardWe offer an excellent benefits package including pension, 38 days holiday, sickness policy on par with NHS, life cover, car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme and opportunities for continuing professional development.

Interested? We would love you to apply!Interview Date: 24th August

Date posted

01 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£22,265 to £25,252 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0354-23-0052

Job locations

St. Andrews

Billing Road

Northampton

NN1 5DG

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If you require any further information or have any questions regarding this role, please email me directly for anything you need

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you require any further information or have any questions regarding this role, please email me directly for anything you need

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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.