A great opportunity has arisen to join us as a Healthcare Assistant on our John Stacey Ward at Paulton Memorial Hospital, Bristol.You will join a welcoming multidisciplinary team on our John Stacey ward, where our services run 7 days per week. We have the opportunity to offer full time and part time positions to help with the flexibility of hours to suit you!We provide general medical and stroke rehabilitation for those stepping down form the acute trusts; as well as supporting our primary care colleagues with admission avoidance and stepping up from the community.Interviews for this role will be held on 26th June 2025.Package DescriptionAs a Healthcare Assistant, you'll be part of our valued team on our John Stacey Ward at Paulton Memorial Hospital, Bristol.You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: £23,875.00 with access to our group pensionFree tea and coffee at your base locationMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counsellingAccess to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning EnterpriseAn open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearMain ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities:Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with individual care plans.Support daily care and treatment under the guidance of a registered practitioner.Encourage patient and carer involvement in decision-making.Promote patient independence and dignity at all times.Work collaboratively within a multi-professional team.Ensure clear, respectful communication, including support for language or hearing barriers.Maintain accurate documentation of patient needs and preferences.Practice effective infection control and contribute to a safe care environment.Assist in clinics (e.g. dressing, fracture) and carry out delegated tasks confidently.Support junior staff and seek guidance from registered staff when needed.Perform select administrative duties as required.Obtain appropriate consent and provide or request a chaperone when needed.Uphold policies, procedures, and professional standards at all times.For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description The Ideal CandidateEssential • Good general education. • Care Certificate – or willingness to achieve. • Experience of working under supervision. • Experience of supporting other workers. • Ability to work as a team member. • Delivering patient focused care. • Ability to recognise own limitations. • Typing/data inputting skills. • Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids. • Undertake specific nursing/therapy skills. • Driven to achieve. • Self-motivated. • Good time management Desirable• Experience of the NHS. • Experience of work in an acute or urgent health care setting • Basic wound care knowledge and skillsAbout The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we'll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.