Full Time Health Care Assistant Required
Salary - Starting salary £24,150 with annual pay progression up to £28,252
Job Reference - turningp/TP/39993/10147
Contract Type - Permanent
Closing Date - 25 August, 2024
Location - Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Contract Details - Full Time
Working Hours - 37
At Turning Point, we support many people across the UK with substance use issues. As a Health Care Assistant with Turning Point Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Substance use Service, you will make a real difference to people’s lives as you support the development the personal, flexible and realistic support and care packages, which people need to help turn things around. We are passionate about people and the people we support. Running health facilities and services on a not–for–profit basis, we invest every penny back into our care – and our people.
We offer a starting salary of £24,150 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £28,252 per year. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).
Role Responsibility
As a Health Care Assistant will assist in the provision of a comprehensive, high-quality and efficient Substance use Services. The post holder will be involved in supporting staff in the delivery of both pharmacological and psychosocial interventions including assessment, implementation, care planning
evaluation of patient care:
To support and undertake substance use interventions and clinical procedures where trained: e.g. participating in triage assessments and screenings, urine analysis, healthy living assessments, physical observations, blood borne virus screening, ECG recording and undertake venepuncture where necessary supported with the appropriate training
Ensuring appropriate entries are made on patients computerised medical records
Undertake requested administrative tasks for example, clinical audit data collection, clinical intervention appointment scheduling and pro-active treatment engagement contact attempts
Supporting stock usage and stock control management
Monitoring fridge temperatures and fridge logs and taking action when appropriate
Recording in Controlled Drugs (CDs) registers and taking appropriate action when required
Maintaining equipment and dispensing areas and ensuring they are kept in a clean and orderly manner
Support the provision of opiate and alcohol detoxifications, undertaking physical detox observations including BP and reporting any concerns to health and wellbeing nurse, nurse prescriber/medic.
Essential Requirements:
Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels to engage, build relationships and influence colleagues and service users.
Demonstrable evidence of having worked effectively within a multi-professional team in a healthcare setting.
Plain English skills – both verbal and written to bring clarity and purpose.
Ability to tailor message to the audience and to convey clinical assessment information to wider staff.
Ability to deliver against agreed objectives and targets.
Ability to communicate effectively with community and prison colleagues using a variety of mediums.
Displays commitment to improving quality of service to Service Users.
Working knowledge of confidentiality
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