Rehab Assistant

Rehab Assistant

Minimum £10.65 ( enhanced bank holiday rate)

St Helens

Part time leading to full time shifts available

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St Helens and Rainford - Min £10.50 per hour - Weekly Pay - Mileage Paid

Part Time Hours leading to full time ;
Are you new to working within care and have a passion to help and support people, whilst also expanding your own knowledge?

Are you currently working within care and would like to develop your skills and move towards complex care?

We have an exciting vacancy within the St Helens and Rainford area for a Rehab Assistant to join our team and develop their care skills, working alongside our Branch Nurses and Care Staff with opportunity to progress. In addition, this individual would have the opportunity to develop skills in areas of low-level clinical skills with further scope to train within more complex care.

This young man sustained a traumatic brain injury (aged 12 years) after he was struck by a vehicle. That was 10 years ago. Our client presents with significant cognitive problems and frontal lobe disabilities. Leading to difficulty in planning and concentration. Along with inattention to the left side of his body. He is able to walk unaided, but does struggle with mobility issues due to the injuries he sustained in the accident.

Our client is trialing independant living to grasp what level of support he will require moving forward with his indepence, he will spend Two days/nights a week, where he will have support at all time.

He is very active and social and loves doing things like Shopping, Fishing, Going out for coffee, Rugby League, Watching concerts on TV, Comedy, Films and TV along with spending time with his girlfriend

Being employed as a Carer by us means:
Consistent clients with scheduled visits
Comprehensive Care and Support Plans written closely with the service users and their families
Enhanced rates of pay on bank holidays, weekends and after 8pm each day
24/7 support from the branch team including an Out Of Hours telephone service
Continued professional development to support you and your career, including fully funded NVQ levels 2 and 3 together with face-to-face support from trained care staff and Branch Nurses.
Free uniform, DBS and PPE
Pension scheme
Employee assistance line - available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
You will be paid for post-employment eLearning at £10.00 per hour

We're looking for:
Paid previous experience as a care assistant is essential
Excellent communication skills
A driver's licence & your own car is essential
Good professional and personal references

We want to make life better for more people. As a Care Assistant you'll be joining us in our continued efforts to make life better for our clients. We want to make life better for you too, so you will have a contract of employment and all the support and development you need to thrive in your role and developing your career.

Six months' paid experience in care such as a care assistant, domiciliary carer, support worker, personal healthcare assistant, care worker or similar advantage but not essential

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

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