Ipswich Hospital Health Care Assistant jobs

With regret, our clients do not offer sponsorship.

Location: Ipswich, IP3

Hours: Minimum 10 hours in line with the current rota on a Saturday or Sunday, with the opportunity to pick up extra shifts for absences of the current team.

Pay: £16.75 Monday to Friday (Days, 7.00 am to 10.00pm), £18.74 Weekends (Days, 7.00am to 10.00pm). Please note: The role may include sleep-in shifts, which are paid at a different rate from the daytime hourly rates quoted.

Benefits:

• 5.6 weeks holiday (pro rata)
• Pension (subject to qualifying status)
• Free DBS check
• Free parking
• Induction
• Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate)
• Regular clinical supervision/review meetings
• Ongoing support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR department

Driving:

• Driver required: Essential
• Vehicle use: Will be using the wheelchair adapted vehicle, automatic
• Using own vehicle for work: Yes, on duty and to attend training and team meetings

Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)

Job Summary
Jamie, born in 2006, has enthusiasm for life and loves attention! He is alert, very engaging and also likes to play and interact socially with others, especially kicking footballs. He enjoys going to the cinema, attending his clubs, and swimming.

Jamie has moderate Cerebral Palsy and epilepsy and requires reliable, caring, positive and pro-active special needs Support Workers to join his team to help him lead a fulfilling life and to be given the opportunity to undertake the activities he enjoys. He uses a wheelchair when out, as he tires very easily, he walks aided or will hold your hand or shoulder for support. Jamie benefits from having two people to support him, he has no risk awareness so does require support for physical activities. He has limited verbal communication and uses Makaton signs and facial expressions/gestures to help him be understood, he uses an iPad to aid his communication and make choices. Jamie can also present with challenging physical behaviour when feeling worried or anxious which requires support.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Experience with Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy and challenging behaviour.
• 2:1 support with all aspects of daily living and personal care,
• Supervision throughout the day and some attention during the night.
• Contributing to Jamie’s ongoing development and leisure activities with a positive and upbeat attitude.
• Working alongside the family and current support team.
• Accompanying the family on holidays.

Safeguarding
ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients within the activities we undertake, and ILS expects all our clients’ employees and workers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require:

This role requires:

• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
• Satisfactory references, including from your most recent employer
• Enhanced DBS check (A conviction will not necessarily prevent employment)

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marriage and civil partnerships and religion and belief.