Healthcare Assistant - Urgent

We are hiring a confident Healthcare Assistant to join our productive team at British Red Cross in Nottingham.
Growing your career as a Full Time Healthcare Assistant is an incredible opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in persuasion, leadership and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Healthcare Assistant at British Red Cross today!

Healthcare Assistant (Community based)
Location: Greater Nottingham (requires travel within the area)
Fixed Term Contract until 31st of March 2022
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £21,110 Per Annum About the Role

We are looking for an individual with a professional and ethical approach to their work to join our Independent Living (IL) team as a Healthcare Assistant in Nottingham. If you love helping people in need and transform their lives, this great opportunity to join ambitious and worldwide recognised charity might be for you!

As a Healthcare Assistant you will provide invaluable contribution to the Community Crisis Support Service and its users. You will provide short term crisis support to people in their homes, helping to keep them out of hospital. You will assess clients' needs and develop a care plan to fit them. Your duties will involve providing support with personal care, medication prompts, end of life care, light meal and drinks preparation and emotional support.

About the team

Sometimes a little help can go a long way.

The Independent Living (IL) & Crisis Response (CR) service (IL/CR) are dedicated to making lives of vulnerable people a little bit better. We're a small team dotted all over the country that shares the same goal - to help those that need it most.
From picking up groceries to helping out around the house, we're there to make a difference. There's nothing better than knowing the time we spent with someone made them feel safer, happier, and more able to deal with crisis.

About the person

To be considered for this position you must have following skills and experience:

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in health and social care
• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent by experience)
• Ability to communicate with health and social care professionals
• Ability to deal with service user queries in a diplomatic, professional and confidential manner
• Knowledge of supporting service users, who may be disabled and/or frail, cognitively impaired.
• Good geographical knowledge of the service catchment area.
• IT literate
• Knowledge of services provided by the NHS and Social Care
• Good working experience of the delivery of social care support including personal care, feeding and medication prompting
• Participation in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Full driving licence holder and access to vehicle, ability to use the vehicle on a daily basis for service user visits
• Willingness to work flexible hours

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Monday 17th April 2023 with interviews to follow.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:

* 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) pro rata
* Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
* Up to 6% contributory pension
* Flexible working policy

Benefits of working as a Healthcare Assistant in Nottingham:

● Company offers great benefits
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Advantageous package