Job Description
Health Care Assistant - Band 3 supporting Inpatient with a learning disability and/or autism in a hospital setting
Please note many Trust interviews are taking place through Microsoft Teams, this can be downloaded either through the App Store or Google Play for use on your phone/tablet.
As a Health care Assistant, You will be required to assist patients with Activities of Daily living, personal care, support leave on site and in the community and to complete observations. You will be required to work closely with the Qualified Nurses and all members of the Multi Disciplinary Team so that assessment and treatment can be completed in a timely manner. You will be assigned as a member of a care team for an allocated individual and will play a very important part in the patient’s transition back into the community.
This is achieved over a 24 hour period on a rota system and includes days, nights, weekends, bank holidays (including Christmas and New Year)
There are many opportunities for carer progression within our services.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
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.
These include:
- 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 groups
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.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.