Job Description:
About the Job
Job summary
- Location
- Borehamwood, HC
- Job type
- Full Time, Permanent
- Salary
- £18749 per Month
An opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Assistant to join a well-established private hospital that specialises in providing the highest quality of service to people with longstanding mental health problems. Based in Hertfordshire, the successful Healthcare Assistant will join the care team earning a salary of £18,749 per annum (pro rata).
The hospital service has 30 in-patient beds designated for restricted access or locked rehabilitation. It provides care and treatment for the full spectrum of mental health illnesses with all patients being funded by the NHS. As a Healthcare Assistant, your main duties and responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
To be considered for the Healthcare Assistant position you must understand the need to work flexibly and creatively. In addition, you must possess the following key skills and experience:
If you’re interested in the opportunity to become a Healthcare Assistant and join a dynamic and forward looking service based in Hertfordshire, please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter detailing your skills and experience for the role.
WHAT WE OFFER!
Benefits Include a competitive salary: Excellent location, company pension, holiday entitlement, diversified career opportunities with an ability to provide a good work/ life balance and opportunities for attaining further qualifications.
If you’re a passionate individual looking to develop a career as a Healthcare Assistant, we support you with a lot of career development opportunities as we are a growing organisation.
More information on shift patterns
Full-Time - Work over a 2-week rolling pattern of 12.5-hour shifts, 3 days one week, 4 days the next. This pattern includes working alternate weekends, and please be aware that there will be a requirement to work occasional night shifts, currently set at 1 week in 5.
Nights Only – As above, but working from 20:00-08:30 on all allocated shifts
The hospital service has 30 in-patient beds designated for restricted access or locked rehabilitation. It provides care and treatment for the full spectrum of mental health illnesses with all patients being funded by the NHS. As a Healthcare Assistant, your main duties and responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
- Delivering a caring and effective, client focussed service, in keeping with the aims, objectives and standards of the hospital
- Delivering sensitive and appropriate clinical care to meet individual’s needs, whilst respecting personal dignity and beliefs
- Working closely with the nursing team
- Ensuring that, with other colleagues, the communal areas are always staffed
- Ensuring that clients are always supervised when in the garden, unless otherwise stipulated in their care plan
- Interacting in a positive and natural manner with all clients
- Identifying signs that may indicate that clients are at risk either to others or to themselves and reporting these concerns to the relevant staff members
- Reporting any concerning behaviours or conversation topics with clients immediately
To be considered for the Healthcare Assistant position you must understand the need to work flexibly and creatively. In addition, you must possess the following key skills and experience:
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Great team player and capable of working on own initiative
- Friendly, passionate, patient and helpful
- Responsible and honest
- Strong organisational and time-keeping skills
- Practical with a proactive approach
- Self-motivated
If you’re interested in the opportunity to become a Healthcare Assistant and join a dynamic and forward looking service based in Hertfordshire, please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter detailing your skills and experience for the role.
WHAT WE OFFER!
Benefits Include a competitive salary: Excellent location, company pension, holiday entitlement, diversified career opportunities with an ability to provide a good work/ life balance and opportunities for attaining further qualifications.
If you’re a passionate individual looking to develop a career as a Healthcare Assistant, we support you with a lot of career development opportunities as we are a growing organisation.
More information on shift patterns
Full-Time - Work over a 2-week rolling pattern of 12.5-hour shifts, 3 days one week, 4 days the next. This pattern includes working alternate weekends, and please be aware that there will be a requirement to work occasional night shifts, currently set at 1 week in 5.
Nights Only – As above, but working from 20:00-08:30 on all allocated shifts
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