Job Description

Job reference
122365
Department
Day Services Unit
Location
Crowborough
Full/Part-time
Part-time
Pay scale from
No Pay Scale
Pay scale to
2.08 (Annual: £20,382.06 Hourly: £10.45)
Closing date
31/07/2023

Description
Recognised by 'Best Companies' as being one of the Top 20 Health and Social Companies to Work for in 2022, we have an excellent opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant – Day Services Unit / Pre-Assessment based at The Horder Centre, Crowborough.
Reporting to the DSU / Pre-Assessment Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high standard of patient care, as well as supporting our team of nurses and practitioners.
About the role:

• To become involved in the construction, implementation and evaluation of the patient integrated care pathways, documenting care provided
• To help the patients maintain their own personal hygiene, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times. This will include all aspects of the patient’s activities of daily living, including dietary assistance
• To correctly undertake and record basic nursing practices of TPR, BP, Oxygen saturations, BMI urine testing, weight, measuring for anti-embolic stockings. Recording input and output on the patients’ fluid balance chart
• To undertake capillary blood samples for POCT (point of care testing)
• To escort patients to other departments and theatre
• To report any change in the patients’ conditions to the Registered Nurse and/or Therapist

About you:

• Experience in patient care in a hospital or care setting
• Excellent Communication Skills, both verbal and written
• A willingness to train and work towards City & Guilds/NVQs
• Orthopaedic/Clinic experience will set you apart from the rest

Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough
Working Hours: Permanent, 22.5 hours (3 days per week)
Salary: £20,382.06 per annum
What we offer:

• BUPA health insurance
• Free onsite parking
• Free meals
• Free onsite gym
• Company funded access to Westfield Health
• Annual leave and sickness allowance
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Generous private pension scheme
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Outstanding training and development opportunities

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law
As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: £20,382.06 per year

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