Social Care Healthcare Assistant United Kingdom

Change Grow Live

Full Time United Kingdom 23525 - 25107 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Overview:

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect, treating each service user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Healthcare Assistant to join the Greenwich Prison Cluster Social Care Team. You will work across all three prison sites in the cluster, to include HMP Thameside, HMP Belmarsh and HMP ISIS.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone wanting to make a difference to our clients lives, with a charity dedicated to your personal and professional development.

Where: HMP Thameside, HMP Belmarsh and HMP ISIS

When: We’re looking to get the right person into the team ASAP

Hours: 30hrs per week (to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays as necessary)

Salary: £23,525 - £25,106.61 plus Inner London Waiting £3,915.44 (pro rata)

Responsibilities:

About the role:

Provide health and social care, under supervision from a Project Manager to clients across the cluster in line with professional and contractual requirements to include washing, dressing, toileting, monitoring conditions i.e. temperature, sterilising equipment and health checks. Providing advice to patients as agreed with qualified healthcare professional
Initiate, complete and follow up on referrals to specialist care and report outcomes to Project Manager as required
Liaise with and take direction from other healthcare professionals in order to provide the best possible specialist care for patients, ensuring coordination and continuity of care
Clean equipment and other items, as required to ensure they are safe, serviceable and ready to use at all times
Support resettlement process for clients being released and requiring ongoing social care
Data input/case management via the use of IT systems including Word; Outlook; electronic case management systems etc
Ensure that all safeguarding issues, including child protection and protection of vulnerable adults, are dealt with in accordance to CGL policies and procedures, and local and national statutory requirements
Work within CGL’s professional development framework participating in active learning and developing professionally
Utilise a flexible approach and where required participate in activities and tasks which directly respond to patient and service need

About you:

IT literate, including proficiency in word processing and data entry
Good interpersonal skills and a willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
Able to respond to appropriate requests for assistance, maintaining confidentiality whenever necessary
Good organisational skills
Knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adult’s procedures
Be able to work with and manage challenging behaviour
Completion of Care Certificate to commence within 12 weeks of starting employment
Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing
Show a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressure
Understand and have a commitment to the principles of equal opportunity and diversity
Employ an empathetic and non-judgmental attitude toward patients
Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for all patients

What we will give to you:

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
Contributory pension scheme
A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
A friendly and supportive team
Training, career development & progression opportunities

Please read attached Job Description and Role Specifics for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specification

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 19 to 21 (£23,525.95 - £25,106.61) ILW / OLW /Fringe: Inner London Weighting (£3,915.44) Closing Date: 15/9/2023 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Tracey Ryan | [email protected] | +447799860289 : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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