Job Ref: 215737004

Date: 2022-02-04 11:44:51

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Job Title: Healthcare Assistant

Location: High Wycombe (Nights)

Salary: £28,321 per annum (full time)

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Royal Star & Garter was founded in 1916 to care for the severely injured young men returning from the battlegrounds of the First World War. Today, our mission is to provide an outstanding range of quality care and therapies to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.

Working Patterns:

36 hours per week, across two week fixed rota
Over time paid at time-and-a-quarter
Equivalent of 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)The Role:

Deliver the highest quality care and support to residents to enable them to live their lives to their fullest potential.

Wherever appropriate to do this with residents not for them, enabling engagement in meaningful activity and maintaining independence for as long as possible

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Assist residents to attain their full potential in their activities of daily living, recognising and enabling their choices
Promote independence and empower residents
Assist residents with personal hygiene, appearance, mobility, food and meals in accordance with their Care Plan
Ensure accurate record keeping including physical and emotional well-being and resident choices
Actively encourage and enable engagement with personal and group activities
Actively participate in supervision and appraisal using it to support your personal development
Work in accordance with all relevant legislation, codes of practice, policies and procedures
Undertake other duties as may be requested from time to time, consistent with the nature of the post.
Maintain a high degree of confidentiality at all timesEssential behaviours / characteristics:

Demonstrate warmth, compassion and understanding of older people with disabilities and physical care needs and, those living with dementia
Willing to go the extra mile to enable our residents to live their best lives
Flexible, adaptable, positive and proactive with a 'can-do' attitude
Good spoken and written English
A commitment to personal and professional development
Committed to our mission, values and to enabling outstanding care for veteransEssential experience

Physically fit and able to use necessary equipment include wheelchairs and hoists
Computer / IT skills to at least basic levelDesirable experience

NVQ/RQF Level 2 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards achieving this
Experience of and genuine desire to work in care of older people/ people with disabilities / dementia careBenefits:

Employer Pension Contribution of 7.5% with matching
Employee contribution of 5%
Life insurance of 3 x salary (until age 70)
Two months full occupational sick pay, 1 month half pay before statutory sick pay
Access to appropriate professional bodies and payment of membership fees after 6 months of employment
Learning and Development – fully funded opportunities to support you in your rolePlease note:

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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Support Worker, Carer, Health Care Assistant, Home Care Worker, Care Support Worker, Residential Care Worker, Carer, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Carer, Support Worker, Enabler, Care Worker, Support Assistant, Care Helper, Care Assist, Healthcare Assistant, Residential Care Support, Social Care, NVQ2 may also be considered for this role

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