This role as a Healthcare Assistant at the Avalon Centre in Swindon offers the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals with neurological injuries and complex needs. You will be part of a supportive and inclusive team, providing compassionate care and contributing to a neurobehavioral rehabilitation program. The position provides competitive benefits, training and development prospects, and the chance to grow within an established healthcare organization.
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join a dedicated team at the Avalon Centre, a purpose-built neurological facility. Your responsibilities will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may involve assisting with personal hygiene. This can be a challenging but highly rewarding environment, requiring a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance. You will have the opportunity to see individuals improve and their lives become more valued and fulfilled as a result of your involvement.
Job responsibilities
If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of others and change lives for the better, then join the team at the Avalon Centre in Swindon as a Healthcare Assistant and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to service users who have neurological injuries, have challenging and complex needs and require a neurobehavioral rehabilitation programme, 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 days, nights, and weekends.
Where you will be working
Location:The Avalon Centre, Edison Park Hindle Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RT. You will be working at The Avalon Centre, a purpose-built neurological centre for men and women over the age of 18 years, who have an acquired brain injury. The centre has been designed specifically to support people who, because of their injury, have challenging and complex needs and require a neurobehavioral rehabilitation programme.
What you will get
* Annual salary of £23,693
* 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 are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK, with a caring and compassionate approach. The ability to work collaboratively within a team and adapt to the needs of individuals with complex neurological conditions.
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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