15 Oct
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Cambridge
Job description
Job overview
We are currently looking for a full-time Health Care Assistant, to work as a valued member of the Mulberry team, carrying out duties in order to meet the needs of our service users.
You will be trained and supervised by registered professionals and will be expected to follow a plan of care based on the specific needs of the service users.
This is a great opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our service providing care in an Acute Assessment unit aged - in Fulbourn Hospital.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health,
learning disability and social care services of the highest standard due to our continued commitment to quality and service improvement.
Are you ready to take on the challenge of this exciting role and help to make a real difference to people’s lives?
Main duties of the job
As a Health care Assistant you will work closely with the nursing team to follow a plan of care in deliver high quality, best practice care to adults with a range of complex health needs within impatient health care settings.
We are looking for caring, responsive and diverse people who share our passion to deliver our service.
We are looking for someone with :
- Experience of working within health or social care.
- Experience of caring for and supporting adults with mental health illness
- Demonstrate a commitment to high quality care & service provision.
- Good communication skills.
- The ability to work flexibly and as part of a team, as well as individually.
You may be required to undertake and successfully complete the new national Care Certificate within a weeks’ timeframe if you meet our criteria.
You will receive full training and support and The Care Certificate sets out national care standards that must be achieved by all health and social care staff to demonstrate that they have the skills and knowledge needed to provide safe and excellent quality of care.
It is a foundation programme which can provide the first steps to career development within the NHS.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community.
These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately,
your application form will be rejected from the process.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications
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