This Healthcare Assistant role at the Lakefield Neurological Centre in Chigwell offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals with complex neurological conditions. The centre specializes in neuro-rehabilitation, tracheostomy, and ventilator care, providing 24-hour nursing and therapy services. As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join a supportive and inclusive team, using your skills and knowledge to support patients along their recovery pathway towards a valued and fulfilled life.
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be responsible for a range of duties, including ward rounds, analyzing behaviors and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene. The role requires a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance, as the environment can be challenging at times. However, the immense reward of seeing people improve due to your involvement and knowing that you've made a difference in someone's life makes this a truly fulfilling role.
Job responsibilities
You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with neurological conditions, 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, analyzing behaviors 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 centre specializes in complex neurological and respiratory care, and it is desirable that you either have experience in tracheostomy and ventilator care or have the willingness to undertake the training and the necessary clinical competencies.
The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends. 37.5 hours per week.
Where you will be working: Lakefield Neurological Centre will be a 22-bed service that delivers specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions who require ongoing support and assistance to maximize their functional ability and improve their quality of life. The Centre specializes in neuro-rehabilitation, tracheostomy, and ventilator care. Bedrooms are adapted to individual requirements, fitted with high dependency equipment including ceiling track hoists, wall-mounted suction, and oxygen equipment. There are also well-equipped therapy facilities, spacious lounge areas, and wheelchair access to beautiful gardens.
What you will get
* Annual salary of £24,180
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc 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.
Qualifications
* Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant, particularly in the areas of tracheostomy and ventilator care, is desirable. Alternatively, a willingness to undertake the necessary training and develop the required clinical competencies is also acceptable.
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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