Bank Healthcare Assistant - Lancashire

Bank Healthcare Assistant - Lancashire Please note we do not offer sponsorship for this role Location: Preston BANK Pay Rate: £13.21 per hour with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend Why join us? If you are passionate about providing expert and compassionate care and looking to develop in your career as a Healthcare Assistant in the field of Neurological care, Brainkind has an amazing opportunity for you! About the role: • Working with other team members to ensure optimum cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and functional recovery. Ensuring that rehabilitation goals, strategies and procedures are implemented and reinforced • Carrying out personal care duties with close supervision and making judgements involving straightforward facts or situations • Monitoring the physical and emotional well-being of all clients in order to be aware of changes and to alert senior colleagues, as necessary. Assisting in maintaining morale of clients by communication and contact – achieved by talking and working with them • Ensuring accurate reporting and documentation • Reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the individuals’ experience. Challenging practice as appropriate and supporting junior and new staff • Promoting choice in the delivery of care and support. Enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by the individual and/or their representatives. • Supporting service users to have their views and experiences considered in the way the service is provided and delivered • Having a personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources. This includes safeguarding, handling cash and service users’ valuables • Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks • For an insight in to what the role would entail please watch our video detailing a Day in the Life of one of our Support Workers at Brainkind: Working at Brainkind: A day in the life - Millie About you: • Proven experience of working within a team • Care delivery experience • Willing to provide personal care • Good communication skills • Numeracy and literacy skills • IT skills including accessing and using the internet, email and word Rewards You can look forward to excellent benefits including: • A competitive rate of £13.21 per hour with £1 extra on a Bank Holiday and Weekend • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) • Excellent training and support • Company Pension • Group life assurance • Eye voucher scheme • Long service and staff awards • Free parking We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals. To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button. **Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. ** *All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks* Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.