Healthcare Assistant Nights

Brainkind

Information:

This job is now closed

Job summary

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 Stagenhoe has an amazing opportunity for you!

Healthcare Assistant - Night shifts

Hours - 36.75 hours per week

Times: 8.45pm- 7.15am

7 shifts per fortnight on a rolling 4 week rota

Main duties of the job

Working as a Healthcare Assistant on the day shift and being a valued team member, ensuring high quality person centred care is delivered at all times.

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.

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.

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. Its 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.

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.60 to £12.02 an hour 30% enhancements 8pm to 6am and all weekend hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0462-RMHCANSTAG

Job locations

BRAINKIND STAGENHOE

Stagenhoe Park, St. Pauls Walden

Hitchin

Hertfordshire

SG4 8BY


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

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 taken into account in the way the service is provided and delivered

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

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 taken into account in the way the service is provided and delivered

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • S/NVQ /QCF Level 2 or other relevant subject/training
  • S/NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Health & Social Care and commitment to taking part in QCF

Transport

Essential

  • Stagenhoe Park is located 8 miles outside Hitchin in the village of St Paul's Walden. Due to its location access to your own transport is required.

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of working within a team
  • Care delivery experience
  • Good communication skills
  • Numeracy and literacy skills
  • IT skills including accessing and using the internet, email and word
Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • S/NVQ /QCF Level 2 or other relevant subject/training
  • S/NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Health & Social Care and commitment to taking part in QCF

Transport

Essential

  • Stagenhoe Park is located 8 miles outside Hitchin in the village of St Paul's Walden. Due to its location access to your own transport is required.

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of working within a team
  • Care delivery experience
  • Good communication skills
  • Numeracy and literacy skills
  • IT skills including accessing and using the internet, email and word

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

Brainkind

Address

BRAINKIND STAGENHOE

Stagenhoe Park, St. Pauls Walden

Hitchin

Hertfordshire

SG4 8BY


Employer's website

https://brainkind.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Brainkind

Address

BRAINKIND STAGENHOE

Stagenhoe Park, St. Pauls Walden

Hitchin

Hertfordshire

SG4 8BY


Employer's website

https://brainkind.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Resourcing Business Partner

Rebecca Malster

rebecca.malster@brainkind.org

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.60 to £12.02 an hour 30% enhancements 8pm to 6am and all weekend hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0462-RMHCANSTAG

Job locations

BRAINKIND STAGENHOE

Stagenhoe Park, St. Pauls Walden

Hitchin

Hertfordshire

SG4 8BY


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Brainkind's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)