Healthcare Assistant

Overview:

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Healthcare Assistant to join our Swindon service, pro-actively assist in the delivery of comprehensive interventions aimed at improving health & wellbeing for service users.

The Healthcare assistant role is a varied one, the successful candidate will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, supporting with specialist clinical interventions to people who use our services.

Where: Swindon
Responsibilities:

About The Role

• Working closely with your Nursing team to develop pathways to care
• Support service users in opiate and alcohol interventions.
• You will support on harm reduction interventions along with physical and mental health assessments.
• Keeping the people who use our services at the heart of everything you do

About you:

• Good interpersonal skills and a willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
• Experience of working within substance misuse or a social care setting would be an advantage but not essential
• A clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services
• Good organisational skills
• Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of the team
• Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing
• Respond flexibly to the demands of the post

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities

Please read attached Job Description and Role Specifics for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specification

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 19 to 21 (£23,525.95 - £25,106.61) ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date: 24/5/2023 Closing Date: 16/5/2023 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Lynn Taylor | lynn.taylor@cgl.org.uk | 07966694184 : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.