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Healthcare Assistant

Meridian Business Support
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Minehead, Somerset TA24 5AA, England

Salary

£20,000 - £24,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance

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  • The position is for a Healthcare Assistant – Homecare in Somerset with a salary range of £24,071 to £25,674.
  • Candidates must have at least 6 months of experience as a Healthcare worker or Support Worker.
  • The role involves providing high-quality clinical support to patients in their homes and requires a compassionate and caring attitude.
  • Additional benefits include annual leave starting at 23 days, life insurance, a company pension scheme, and a fully funded health cash plan.
  • A full UK driving license is required, and experience in respiratory care is preferred but not essential.
Healthcare Assistant – HomecareSomerset  £24071 - £25674Monday to Friday 9-5 Meridian Business Support has an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant – Homecare to join our client, based in Somerset.Your role is to provide high quality clinical support for  patients in their own homes and you will be required to demonstrate the knowledge and skills associated with this type of care.Key Duties:
  • Provide empathetic and professional support to service patients, families, and clinical leads.
  • Maintain a patient focus as well as being the first point of contact for patients and prescribers of Home Oxygen Services.
  • Assessment and Review services in the event of difficulties or complaints.
  • Support the service through delivery of training, ongoing service user clinical support and maintenance of patient focused care.
  • Under direct supervision:  conduct and interpret results from basic monitoring tests including blood pressure, pulse oximetry, temperature, blood gases, heart rate and breathing rate
About you:
  • 6 Months Experience as a Healthcare worker or Support Worker
  • Full UK Driving License
  • Experience in respiratory care preferred but not essential
  • Training and educational skills
  • The ability to analyse issues and problem solve
  • Compassionate and caring attitude
  • Must be a team player but able to work on own initiative, be innovative and resourceful
  • Evidence of continual professional development and training
Benefit
  • Annual leave starting at 23 days, rising to 25 days within 2 years with service year (with further increases every 5 years)
  • Life Insurance cover
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Health and Wellbeing scheme
  • Fully funded health cash plan for preventative medical treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, diagnostic treatment and 24/7 access to GP services
  • Employee Assistance Programme – which supports you and your family with individual specialist advice
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to Blue Light card – unique only to healthcare workers!
If you are interested and would like more information regarding the role please contact Nikki Stephenson on Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy

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