Healthcare Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be based in Livingstone Hospital, Dartford, North Kent as part of our community nursing team whoprovide care to people in their own homes or within a clinic setting.We empower our staff to work autonomously and with flexibility by providing them with state of the artnew tabletsfor them to be able to check in from home, write their notes up on the go and allow them to not be trapped in an office base, so they can really enjoy working in their chosen community background!

Located just off the M25, there are great access points and just a short distance from Bluewater Shopping and Leisure Centre, you'll be able to take advantage of the ample coffee shops and food placesnearby.

As this is a community based role you will need tohave a UK driving licence and access to a car.

Working closely with ourCommunity Nursing Team, as a Healthcare Assistant you will support and assist the senior team members toprovide care to people in their own homes or within a clinic settingfor a widerange ofconditions including diabetes, wound and end of life care.Our work is crucial to the community as we aim to prevent unnecessary hospital submission. In this role, you will care for patients in the way thatyou believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing bestpractice, and actively improving the way we work.

This is an opportunity to put your NVQ level 3 or the equivalent appropriate qualification/experience to great use. With strongcommunication and organisation skills, and a flexible approach will ensureyou deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of theirhealthcare journey.

In this role, you will need to be able to travel across the patch in a timely manner so a UK driving license is needed and access to a car.

You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.

As a Healthcare Assistant in the Community based in Dartford North Kent, youll be part of our valued team providing nursing care to patients in their own homes.

You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £24,785 with access to our group pension
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• Free tea and coffee at your base location (Livingstone Community Hospital, Dartford)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A qualification of NVQ level 3 or equivalent suitable experience in healthcare is required. Strong communication and organizational skills are necessary.

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

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

North Kent

DA1 1SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)