Senior Healthcare Assistant

3 weeks ago


Barnstaple, United Kingdom EDP Full time

Based**:Barnstaple**

Hours**:Part Time, 16 hours per week**

Salary**:£24,629 - £25,701 per annum, pro-rata (£11,329.34 - £11,822.46 per annum)**

Contract**:Permanent**
- EDP Drug & Alcohol Services (EDP) are passionate about supporting individuals to reduce their substance use and live happier, healthier lives. We support people with multiple disadvantages, including substance misuse & mental health, as well as those who find themselves in the criminal justice system. Our services enable the people we support to improve their health, wellbeing and employability. As a subsidiary of Humankind since 2020, we are pleased to confirm that from July 2023, EDP & Humankind will be fully merging to enable the people we support to benefit from a wider range of support and services._

**About the role**

As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you’ll have the opportunity to work in a highly rewarding sector with some truly inspirational service users and colleagues. The Senior Healthcare Assistant reports to our Lead Independent Prescriber and is responsible for supporting and assisting in the provision of a range of healthcare interventions.

You will be working with Together Drug & Alcohol Services, based in our Barnstaple hub, with some clinics held at our satellites in the surrounding North Devon towns.

**Day-to-day duties include**:

- Supporting the clinical team with healthcare assessments and treatments
- Undertaking clinical supervisions
- Providing harm reduction support, information and advice to individuals in relation to substance misuse.
- Supporting colleagues in relation to detoxifications.

**About you**

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting individuals to make positive change. You will need experience in a clinical/healthcare setting, ideally with clinical experience relating to substance misuse, although this is not essential. In addition, you will also have the following:

- A knowledge and understanding of policies related to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
- Ability to deliver high quality healthcare
- Experience of immunisation (desirable)

**Check out the Senior Health Care Assistant full job description and person specifications.**

**What can Humankind offer you?**
- Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
- Death in service benefit
- Free Will writing
- Eyecare vouchers
- Blue light card discount
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
- Work-life balance
- flexible working and family-friendly policies
- Happy, Healthy You - our wellbeing offers for our workforce
- Employee Assist Programme and Humankind Support Networks

**How to apply**:
Interviews will be held **W/C 26th June**

**Please ensure that you quote reference number 19.23 when applying.**

**Humankind is an equal-opportunity employer.**

If you feel that you would fit with our values & ethos, are passionate about supporting people, but maybe don’t feel you have the experience required, talk to us about your transferrable skills. For the right people, we can provide development to help you to realise your potential.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16 per week

**Salary**: £24,629.00-£25,701.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 19.23



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