Job Introduction
We are looking for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to join our Falls Prevention Team!
Our Falls Prevention service supports the principles of a 'keeping patients safe in their own home' approach using creative strategies, specialist assessments and bespoke interventions to help patients remain at home and not to attend the acute hospital unnecessarily. We often receive referrals directly from patients, carers or relative where patients have sustained non-injurious falls where the team can assess and assist to prevent further injury and long lays for patients on the floor.
These assessments inform a vast array of interventions, including use of the Hoverjack lifting device, which result in excellent outcomes for our patients.
Our Falls Prevention Service runs alongside our Rapid Response and Intermediate Care Service based at Livingstone Community Hospital, Dartford. This role is a permanent position working 22.5 hours a week.
***Please note: a full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential as it is a day to day requirement of this role. Please indicate this in your supporting application.***
Main Responsibility
As a Healthcare Assistant for the Falls Prevention team you will:
- Support with running the Strength and Balance class on every Thursday
- Carry out home visits to support with exercises, review equipment and complete Wellbeing assessments
- Provide information, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers, other disciplines, and agencies.
- Participate in and support qualified team members in health promotion activities
- Provide clerical and administrative support to the team
- Report any changes in condition of the patient to the Lead Therapist or in their absence the designated therapist in charge of the caseload.
- Work with Physios and advanced Rehab assistants within the team to actively support patient rehabilitation programmes, according to care plans created by therapists
For full details please see the attached Job Description
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organisation skills and the ability to recognise own abilities and work within sphere of competence.
We are looking for someone who is a friendly, approachable team player who can work flexibly and will ensure they deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey.
It is desirable that you have experience dealing with the general public within a healthcare setting and ideally experience working in a healthcare setting and in particular community care. Full training will be provided when in post.
***As this is a community-based role a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is required.***
Package Description
As a Healthcare Assistant, you’ll be part of our valued team based on an inpatient ward at Livingstone Community Hospital in Dartford, North Kent
You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- A salary of £23,100 with access to our group pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
