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About the Role
Be the difference in your patients’ lives!
As Health Care Assistant, you will assist the nursing staff in implementing our dementia patients' care plans at Schoen Clinic York. The nursing staff will decide the detailed care plans in conjunction with best practices (e.g., NICE guidelines), and HCAs will participate in developing and implementing daily activities to support the care plans.
Here are some of the key things you'll be responsible for:
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
For further information, please get in touch with us at recruitment@schoen-clinic.co.uk for a copy of the job description.
Skills & requirements
The successful candidate will have a good standard of education, with an NVQ level 2 in healthcare or equivalent length of experience and be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
Working within a healthcare setting is essential however working within dementia is not as we will provide you with a full robust induction. You must also have an understanding of the mental health act, mental capacity act, safeguarding of patients and human rights.
Details
Location
Schoen Clinic York
Job Type
Full Time and Part Time, Permanent
Category
Nursing Support - Dementia
Salary
£22,308 - £22,912.50 per annum - depending on experience
Benefits
You will have access to a wide range of benefits which include (but not limited to):
25 days holiday + bank holidays, which increases with the length of service
Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
Paid emergency leave
Professional development opportunities so that you can build your career with us
Contributory pension scheme with Royal London
Enhanced Private Medical Insurance with BUPA including access to a private GP service, free screening, and the inclusion of pre-existing conditions.
Dental Cover
Recognition schemes for employees
Eye care scheme with Specsavers
Online benefits portal with high street and online shopping discounts
Winter flu jabs
EAP assistance on a range of topics and concerns
About your future team
Our culture
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 since September 2024 we have expanded our services to cover the full building with other service lines such as Dementia care. We are situated just off Haxby Road which is 10 minutes’ drive from York Train Station and 4 miles from the A64.