Healthcare Assistant - Bracken Ward - NIGHTS ONLY
Healthcare Assistant – Bracken Ward – NIGHTS ONLY
Location: NorthamptonSalary: From £23,624 plus enhancements
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)
We are looking for experienced Healthcare Assistants who currently work on our bank or agency to join our team on nights on Bracken Ward
Bracken Ward:
Bracken is part of the Women’s Blended Service for Women with complex mental health needs.
The Role:
Healthcare Assistants work in our Clinical areas, supporting staff teams in delivering and focusing on our Patients and their rehabilitation, daily activities and care. The role can be quite active and we would therefore require you to be able to cope with the demands of an active post. To join St Andrew’s as a Healthcare Assistant we are looking for the following:
Essential Criteria:
- Previous experience working within St Andrew’s Healthcare
- Good standard of literacy, numeracy and IT skills
- Working within a mental healthcare setting will require resilience as it can be a challenging role
- Undertake personal care (washing, toileting, etc.)
- Excellent communication skills
- To be able to follow instructions and procedures
- To be able to work in a team but use your own initiative
- Observational skills
Due to the physical requirements of this role and the support we provide to our service users, successful candidates must meet minimum requirements of physical capability, including an ability to sit, stand and kneel for a prolonged period of time as well as the ability to transition between kneeling, sitting and standing with ease.
Rewards:
We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing after 10 years' service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.On-site facilities such as gym and swimming pool access and cafés all set within beautiful grounds.
Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.
Please note candidates will be required to attend a pre-screen appointment, where if shortlisted you will then be required to attend an interview assessment on site. The time scale from pre-screen to interview is 14 days on average.
*Please note we may close this advert early if we receive the required amount of applications before the closing date*
Closing Date: Wednesday 12th March 2025