Bank Healthcare Assistant

If you are naturally caring and looking for a flexible career where you can make a difference to the lives of others to fit with your schedule, then join the staff Bank at The Dean Neurological Centre as a Bank Healthcare Assistant.

Whether you are:

- Already a Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker in the NHS or private sector, or
- Are looking for a new career where you can use your transferable skills;
You can enjoy a flexible and rewarding career full of job satisfaction on our staff bank as Bank Healthcare Assistant.

Following a 2-week paid induction, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and practical skills to join the team, where you will be valued and supported, with the ability to pick up available shifts from an app as and when it suits you.

It can be very physical working with people with limited mobility, providing personal care (feeding, washing, and showering) and although challenging, it is highly rewarding. You’ll be supported by a team of colleagues ready to lend a hand and work togetherto a common goal.

Being a Bank Healthcare Assistant at The Dean Neurological Centre is a career that you can take pride in. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

**What you will be doing**

You will join a supportive multi-disciplinary team that works well together in caring for people of all ages who are living with neurological and long-term conditions including those living with physical disabilities, living with tracheostomies and ventilators,people recovering from traumatic injuries.The unit provides a high-level of personal and rehabilitative care in a community-facing environment.

Training and support will be provided to ensure you can provide the high-quality and progressive care necessary, where you will work as part of a wider team to deliver the individual care each person needs while maintaining accurate records.

The service is a 24/7 environment, with full time and part-time shifts available to accept through our app, once you have completed induction.

**Where you will be working**

The Dean Neurological Centre has 60 beds in Gloucester (GL2 9EE), which is on the outskirts of the town within easy commute from Gloucester, Cheltenham and surrounding areas.

The Centre delivers specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions who require ongoing support and assistance to maximise functional ability.It specialises in rehabilitation, tracheostomy and ventilatorcare where the emphasis is placed on maximising individual abilities, comfort, living as independently as possible and with an improved quality of life.

Bedrooms are fitted with high dependency equipment, including ceiling track hoists, wall mounted suction and oxygen equipment., with all rooms adapted to individual requirements. There are also well-equipped therapy facilities and other facilities such asgardens, gym and minibus.

**What you will get**
- Hourly rate of £10 plus 12% per hour uplift
- Subsidised meals and free parking
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Mandatory training
- Two weeks paid induction
- Flexible working opportunities

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, and much more.

**About your next employer**

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities& Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.