Main area Intermediate Care Service Grade Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time positions available)
Job ref: 810-6776146-B
Site: Holy Name Care Home
Town: Hull
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pa/pr
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/02/2025 23:59
City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC) is an independent, co-owned Community Interest Company providing high quality local health and care services at several sites across Hull and East Yorkshire.
Commissioned by the NHS and local authorities, we are a co-owned, socially responsible business. Our profits are re-invested into our services, our staff, and the communities we work in. We employ over 2,000 people and have over 1.7m patient contacts each year across more than 50 different services.
At CHCP, we’re passionate about people and we know that you are too. We recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.
Our vision is to lead and inspire through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all that we do, and we are looking for exceptional people to work with us to provide the highest possible care to the people who use our services.
A positive work/life balance benefits both employees through improved health and wellbeing, and employers because staff are more productive and satisfied at work. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality of working life and we recognise that it has a positive impact on the retention of our colleagues.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations about flexible working in order to ensure that our colleagues can work in a manner that best suits their personal needs and preferences.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay. If you would like to discuss this, please make contact with the recruiting manager.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE A PERMANENT CHCP EMPLOYEE APPLYING FOR A TEMPORARY / SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY YOU MUST ENSURE YOU HAVE APPROVAL FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER BEFORE APPLYING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH HR, PLEASE CONTACT 01482 236923.
Job overview
Senior Health Care Assistant positions available days & nights working hours 7-7. The main role will be to assist the Care leaders & deputy manager of the Residential nursing dementia & Rehabilitation Unit and Intermediate Care qualified nurses to deliver the prescribed care as indicated in the patient’s care plan. To work alongside a team of health care assistants to ensure delivery of high-quality person centred care by promoting best practice within the Intermediate Care Team.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Care leaders & Deputy Manager of the Residential & Rehabilitation unit in maintaining efficient and effective day to day operation of the home.
Working for our organisation
At CHCP, we’re passionate about people and we know that you are too. We recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.
Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice.
Compassion is at the heart of our business; we’re a team of nearly 2,500 colleagues who work together to deliver first-class healthcare to thousands of people living in Hull, the East Riding, Knowsley and St Helens. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.
As the 13th largest social enterprise in the UK, we’re pioneering the move towards independent service delivery. Join us on our journey and help us make history.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities associated to the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent level of knowledge and skills
* First aid at Work
* Basic Food Hygiene
* Working towards (OR Willingness to) NVQ level 4
Knowledge
* Demonstrate the understanding of the role of the senior healthcare assistant.
* Understanding of medication techniques and procedures
* Working knowledge of different feeding techniques
* Working knowledge of supervision/appraisal techniques/procedures
* Working knowledge of admission/discharge process
* Caring for older people.
* Multi-disciplinary working
Experience
* Experience of leading, motivating and working as part of a team
* Multi-Disciplinary team working
* Demonstrable experience working with specific client groups, e.g., physical disability, memory impairment, injury/illness
* Basic IT Skills
* Care of older people
* Venepuncture
* Basic wound/skin care
* Basic health and safety awareness
If this role requires the successful candidate to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, this check will form part of the recruitment process and the cost of the check will be recovered from the successful candidate upon commencement of the employment/new role. Please note that this check will be charged to you in four monthly instalments when you commence employment/start your new role with City Health Care Partnership CIC.
Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email sensitive@dbs.gsi.gov.uk) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team is able to prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the ‘staff benefits’ link.
Let us know if you need any extra support.
If you would like this document in a different format, for example in easy read, large font or braille or if you have a disability, long term health condition by which you need to discuss adjustments please contact the Human Resources Team on 01482 236923 where we can support you through this.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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