Health Care Assistant

Job summary

We're looking for compassionate, motivated healthcare assistants (HCA) to join our secure, adolescent and assessment and treatment wards at Brooklands Hospital: a centre of excellence for learning disability and autism healthcare.

As a HCA, you'll play a hands-on role in a patient's therapeutic care. You will make a significant difference to people with a learning disability and Autistic people, by making them feel safe, valued and supported in their recovery.

You'll help to build trust, promote independence and contribute directly to positive clinical outcomes in your area.

We are especially seeking people who are passionate about reducing health inequalities for people with a learning disability and autistic people, advocating for fair access to care, and championing inclusion.

You'll work as part of a skilled team to deliver meaningful daily activities, support therapeutic interventions and help maintain safety and security across our wards.

You may already have experience as a healthcare assistant or support worker, or of caring for someone with a learning disability or autism.

If your application is successful, you will be invited to a recruitment day in January. You'll hear from our patients, their carers, meet our teams, and learn what it's like to be a healthcare assistant within our services.

If you care deeply about making a real difference and want to be part of a supportive team that can develop your skills further-- we'd love to meet you.

Main duties of the job

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.