Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant - One to One Care

£8.00 per hour

Huddersfield

Precedo Healthcare Services are currently seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to deliver care on a one-to-one basis to a service user who has mental health care needs and displays challenging behaviours. We can offer part time and full time rotas, on a long-term basis.

Our client resides in a care home based in Huddersfield and requires full time care. Your duties may include: delivering personal care, taking part in activities, assisting with feeding, close monitoring and observations, completing and updating care plans and other documentation, liaising with GPs and other multidisciplinary healthcare professionals and/or family members, administering mediation, de-escalation and diversion techniques. Full training will be provided where necessary.

Due to the clients needs, you will need to be male and a car driver. Shifts are normally 7.5 hours, Monday to Friday and every second Saturday.

Candidate requirements:-

• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Minimum of 6 months experience in a similar role from within the last 2 years
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong administrative skills
• Driving licence and own transport preferred but not essential
• If you have not been contacted within 7 working days, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Do you know any Registered Nurses, Healthcare Assistants or Support Workers who are looking for agency work? Refer them to Precedo Healthcare and earn up to £200 in high street vouchers. Contact the Brighouse Office on 01484 401663 to find out more.