This Healthcare Assistant role at Ann House in Kendal, Cumbria offers an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals with continuing challenging behavior and high support needs. The position involves providing compassionate care and support, contributing to the recovery process, and helping people lead meaningful, independent lives. The role is part of the Elysium Healthcare group, a stable and growing organization with a unique approach to care delivery across England and Wales.
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join a supportive and inclusive team, working together to provide personalized care and support. Your responsibilities will include participating in ward rounds, analyzing behaviors, updating patient records, and assisting with personal hygiene. The role requires a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance, as it can be a challenging environment at times. However, the reward of seeing people improve and knowing you've made a positive impact on their lives makes the role highly fulfilling.
Job responsibilities
You’ll have access to a range of training and development options to help you achieve your career aspirations, while working as part of a supportive and friendly team in a culture built on kindness and teamwork.
What you will be doing:
You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.
Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.
It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement, knowing that you’ve made someone’s life better.
The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends.
What you will get:
* Annual salary of £25,272
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
* Pension contribution to secure your future.
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
* Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* No specific qualifications are required, but experience as a Healthcare Assistant and a genuine passion for caring for others are essential.
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.
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