Now Hiring: Health Care Assistant in York (Visa Sponsorship Offered)

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  • York

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Job role: Health Care Assistant

Company name: NHS Jobs

Salary: £22,308.00 to £22,912.00 per year

Job Reference: E0231-24-0041-YOR

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About the Job: 

 

Be the difference in your patients lives!

As Health Care Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the nursing staff to implement the care plans of patients at Schoen Clinic York. The nursing staff will decide the detailed care plans in conjunction with best practice (e.g., NICE guidelines), and HCAs will participate in the development and implementation of daily activities to support the care plans.

Main duties of the job

  • Adhere to NICE guidelines;
  • Build therapeutic relationships with patients;
  • Conduct regular patient assessments;
  • Assist during meal times and support feeding methods;
  • Perform clinical tasks with expertise;
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals;
  • Ensure safety and report concerns;
  • Understand safeguarding principles

About us

Our culture of world-class medical excellence is based on our five key values:

  • Accountable:Taking ownership of the things I say and do
  • Caring:Treating others as I would like to be treated
  • Collaborative:Working together to make a winning team
  • Courageous:Being proud to be different and challenge the norm
  • Determined:Seeing things through to meet and exceed expectations

Schoen Clinic York is a highly specialised Hospital for adults in the North of England. We are currently based on the ground floor of Minster Grange as an eating disorder hospital, and in September 2024 will be expanding to cover the full building with other service lines including Dementia care. We are situated just off Haxby Road which is 10 minutes drive from York Train Station and 4 miles from the A64.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached ‘Schoen Clinic Healthcare Assistant Job Description’ for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Must be able to ensure safe practice
  • Working in a healthcare setting
  • Able to maintain professional boundaries with patients
  • Experience in MS office systems
  • Experience of working effectively in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of working sensitively with patients, carers and relatives

Desirable

  • An awareness of NICE guidelines and treatment of eating disorders
  • Competent to undertake basic physical observations
  • At least 12 months experience working as a HCA in an inpatient environment
  • To demonstrate an awareness and commitment to equality and diversity
  • Knowledge of MHA and Children Act
  • Knowledge of safeguarding
  • Experience of using IT bases patient record systems

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good standard of education, ideally NVQ level 2 of equivalent
  • Can demonstrate clear evidence of continued professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Schoen Clinic

Address

Schoen Clinic York

Minster Grange, Haxby Road

York

YO31 8TA

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