Go back

Healthcare Assistant

Brainkind

Information:

This job is now closed

Job summary

Brainkind Neurological Care Centre Lancashire is a purpose-built, state of the art neurological care centre based in Fulwood, Preston, providing specialist neurological rehabilitation care and support. We are looking for experienced Healthcare Assistants to join our dedicated team.

Main duties of the job

Working as a Healthcare Assistant on the day shift and being a valued team member, ensuring high quality person centred care is delivered at all times.

3 shifts per week / Full and Part time available

About us

At Brainkind Neurological Care Centre Lancashire, we provide the care people need to optimise their health and wellbeing, maximise their independence and support their emotional and social needs. We provide specialist neurological care, rehabilitation and support tailored to the individual needs of people with a range of neurological conditions.

Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support and help improve the lives of people with a neurological condition or brain injury.

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. Its a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.55 to £10.92 an hour + 30% enhancement on weekends

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0462-RMHCALANCS

Job locations

27 Teal Avenue

Fulwood

Preston

LANCASHIRE

PR2 9BN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with other team members to ensure optimum cognitive, social, emotional, physical and functional recovery. Ensuring that rehabilitation goals, strategies and procedures are implemented and reinforced

Monitoring the physical and emotional well-being of all clients in order to be aware of changes and to alert senior colleagues as necessary. Assisting in maintaining morale of clients by communication and contact achieved by talking and working with them

Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation

Reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the individuals experience. Challenging practice as appropriate and supporting junior and new staff

Promoting choice in the delivery of care and support. Enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by the individual and/or their representatives.

Supporting service users to have their views and experiences taken into account in the way the service is provided and delivered

Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with other team members to ensure optimum cognitive, social, emotional, physical and functional recovery. Ensuring that rehabilitation goals, strategies and procedures are implemented and reinforced

Monitoring the physical and emotional well-being of all clients in order to be aware of changes and to alert senior colleagues as necessary. Assisting in maintaining morale of clients by communication and contact achieved by talking and working with them

Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation

Reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the individuals experience. Challenging practice as appropriate and supporting junior and new staff

Promoting choice in the delivery of care and support. Enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by the individual and/or their representatives.

Supporting service users to have their views and experiences taken into account in the way the service is provided and delivered

Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of working within a team
  • Care delivery experience
  • Good communication skills
  • Numeracy and literacy skills
  • IT skills including accessing and using the internet, email and word
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of working within a team
  • Care delivery experience
  • Good communication skills
  • Numeracy and literacy skills
  • IT skills including accessing and using the internet, email and word

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

Brainkind

Address

27 Teal Avenue

Fulwood

Preston

LANCASHIRE

PR2 9BN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Brainkind

Address

27 Teal Avenue

Fulwood

Preston

LANCASHIRE

PR2 9BN


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Resourcing Business Partner

Rebecca Malster

rebecca.malster@brainkind.org

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.55 to £10.92 an hour + 30% enhancement on weekends

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0462-RMHCALANCS

Job locations

27 Teal Avenue

Fulwood

Preston

LANCASHIRE

PR2 9BN


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Brainkind's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)