Job Description
Senior Community Health Care Assistant
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Abell Gardens, Maidenhead.
Ref : 371
Days £12.45 per hour
Saturdays and nights £16.59 per hour
Sundays and bank holidays £20.62 per hour
Could you be an NHS Professional?
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are currently seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join their community team on a full time basis for the next 12 weeks. Working hours for this role will be Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. The successful candidate will have experience of working with people who have learning disabilities.
We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.
As a member, you will have fantastic benefits:
· Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
· Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
· Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
· First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
· Training and development opportunities
· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
· Stakeholder pension scheme available
About the Trust
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT), a community and mental health trust, are rated ‘Outstanding’ in their most recent CQC report as well as being recognised as a Global Digital Exemplar. In this role you will be located in and working across an area with all the benefits of country living with the convenience of big city life.
What you will be responsible for
- Provide support for clients whom because of their complex needs, cannot or have difficulty accessing Primary and Hospital healthcare.
- Support and enable clients to have better health so that they can participate fully in daily activities, whilst observing the individual’s right to choose, respect and dignity at all times. Provide opportunities for clients to develop their full potential.
- Promote the health and well-being of clients and encourage positive attitudes and practices to enable healthier lifestyles.
- To hold own caseload as directed and supervised by the designated qualified Health Professional.
The role will involve, but not limited to you performing the above.
You will have the following qualification/experience:
· A minimum of 6 months experience of working as a Senior Care Support Worker in a UK hospital environment with either a Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care in the last 2 years OR
· 12 months experience of working as a Care Support Worker in a UK hospital environment in the last 3 years.
· Specific learning disability experience is essential.
· Undertake regular mandatory training.
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialize in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organization, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £12.45-£20.62 per hour
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 371