Healthcare Assistant (Substance Misuse)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol service are looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Healthcare Assistant you will assess clients, develop a care plan that will work for them and then, with the support and guidance of the clinical team, provide the necessary treatment. We are here to support anyone who needs help with substance misuse, and you will be part of our clinical team delivering this important service. We work as one team across the service to ensure our clients get the best possible care, referring them on to other specialist teams where needed.

As part of this Healthcare Assistant role, you will also help clients to take a holistic approach to their overall health and recovery journey by helping them to understand the importance of their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing too. You may also conduct health screening (Phlebotomy, BBV screening, core observations such as BP, Sats, Pulse, tools and compliance monitoring during treatment) to complement our approaches to holistic healthcare.

There will be assessments to carry out and records you need to keep and update, that's all part of our professional commitment and service to our clients and commissioners. We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge, we're just here to help.If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team.

Diversity Statement

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

Essential Skills

To be able to carry out this Healthcare Assistant role successfully, you will:

You will also be results driven, highly organised with excellent time management skills. A full job description and person specification is available on request.

About Company

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether.

We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

We Are With You.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
• have a successful track record of working in a healthcare setting and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team
• have experience of carrying out basic health observations such as blood pressure, pulse, weight, and height
• be able to build effective working relationships with a wide range of different people and work effectively as part of a team
• be able to show how you have developed yourself in previous jobs
• be able to manage your time at work, prioritising effectively and dealing with competing demands on your time
• be confident in your abilities and show your enthusiasm for this role
• have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• be able to accurately collate, record, and maintain information
• be comfortable using IT and digital media
• be able to be flexible with working times and able to travel to other locations from time to time

Experience

Essential

• hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
• have a successful track record of working in a healthcare setting and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team
• have experience of carrying out basic health observations such as blood pressure, pulse, weight, and height
• be able to build effective working relationships with a wide range of different people and work effectively as part of a team
• be able to show how you have developed yourself in previous jobs
• be able to manage your time at work, prioritising effectively and dealing with competing demands on your time
• be confident in your abilities and show your enthusiasm for this role
• have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• be able to accurately collate, record, and maintain information
• be comfortable using IT and digital media
• be able to be flexible with working times and able to travel to other locations from time to time

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

We Are With You

Address

stoke

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 5BY

Employer's website

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