Healthcare Assistant - Essex

Location: Basildon, Essex

Salary: £24,090 plus enhancements (Includes £1250 Essex Allowance)

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)

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:

• 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

Desirable Criteria:

• A qualification in healthcare
• Experience working in a mental health/healthcare setting

There is the opportunity for you to apply to our Aspire Programme, a nursing bursary programme, which could support you while training to be a qualified nurse. Each year we provide the financial and development support for 20 of our employees to gain a Nursing Degree.

About us

At our site in North Benfleet, Essex, we aim to develop a clear set of transitional steps through our Division to enable our patients to be supported in their progress. We believe all patients should be treated with dignity and respect and cared for in the most suitable and least restrictive environment to address their clinical needs and risks.  We care for men and women aged 18 years and over with complex mental health needs in a low-security and locked environment. 

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.
 
We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Sickness policy on par with the NHS
• Pension
• Free parking
• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 41 after 10 years' service
• Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes
• Life cover
• Electric Car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid DBS application
• Access to free vocational qualifications.

 Closing Date: Thursday 25th July 2024

*Please note we may close this advert early if we receive the required amount of applications before the closing date*