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Humankind Charity

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 13 October 2025

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Job summary

You will be part of a team delivering support and interventions to individuals impacted by drug and alcohol use. Your role will focus on the general health needs of service users as well as supporting the team in the delivery of appropriate interventions, designed to promote recovery.

Main duties of the job

  • To offer harm reduction advice and information including overdose prevention, wound awareness, and naloxone.
  • To carry out DBST, Hepatitis B vaccination and referral for Hepatitis C treatment if required.
  • To carry out Healthcare Assessments for new and people already in services.
  • Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting any potential risks identified.
  • Record information and activities undertaken with service users in an accurate and timely manner, maintaining confidentiality and data security at all times.

About us

Waythrough (formerly Humankind) launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.We have almost 200 services around England and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and itll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. Thats why you will notice the jobs here are still branded Humankind. Next year well be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,500 to £30,790 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0061-VN5560

Job locations

Cumbria Drug & Alcohol Services

Duke Street

Barrow-in-furness

Cumbria

LA141RD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key accountabilities: 1. Contribute to service user care plans/ and or other service user reports 2. Undertake tasks and procedures, in which competency has been assessed/training has been given which is specific to the care environment.

Including for example taking bloods, collection and handling of urine samples, disposal of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluid spillages. 3. Provide support and assistance to the clinical team (IPs, Nurses, Doctors, Prescribing Facilitators). 5. To assist in the maintenance of stock levels. 6. Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting any potential risks identified. 7. Record information and activities undertaken with service users in an accurate and timely manner, maintaining confidentiality and data security at all times. 8. Understand and apply the principles of the cold chain in line with policy. 9. Assist in clinical audit where necessary. 10. Deal with requests from service users and clinical staff for health information leaflets.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key accountabilities: 1. Contribute to service user care plans/ and or other service user reports 2. Undertake tasks and procedures, in which competency has been assessed/training has been given which is specific to the care environment.

Including for example taking bloods, collection and handling of urine samples, disposal of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluid spillages. 3. Provide support and assistance to the clinical team (IPs, Nurses, Doctors, Prescribing Facilitators). 5. To assist in the maintenance of stock levels. 6. Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting any potential risks identified. 7. Record information and activities undertaken with service users in an accurate and timely manner, maintaining confidentiality and data security at all times. 8. Understand and apply the principles of the cold chain in line with policy. 9. Assist in clinical audit where necessary. 10. Deal with requests from service users and clinical staff for health information leaflets.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in the drug and alcohol sector is ideal
  • Previous experience working as a Healthcare Assistant preferred
  • Hold a Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
  • Committed to compassionate care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in the drug and alcohol sector is ideal
  • Previous experience working as a Healthcare Assistant preferred
  • Hold a Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
  • Committed to compassionate care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Humankind Charity

Address

Cumbria Drug & Alcohol Services

Duke Street

Barrow-in-furness

Cumbria

LA141RD


Employer's website

https://humankindcharity.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Humankind Charity

Address

Cumbria Drug & Alcohol Services

Duke Street

Barrow-in-furness

Cumbria

LA141RD


Employer's website

https://humankindcharity.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Jack Skiggs

jack.skiggs@waythrough.org.uk

07588784255

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,500 to £30,790 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0061-VN5560

Job locations

Cumbria Drug & Alcohol Services

Duke Street

Barrow-in-furness

Cumbria

LA141RD


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