About Us
Were Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives regardless of how or when they lost their sight. Founded in 1915 by Sir Arthur Pearson to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have supported those blinded in subsequent wars and military engagements, including the Second World War, and more recently, the conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.
We are now looking for a Health Care Support to join us on a full-time basis for a 12 month fixed-term contract.
The Benefits
* Salary of £24,809.97
* Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
* Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
* Healthcare cash plan
* Access to legal services and mental health support
* Employee assistance programme
* Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
* Home working allowance
* Enhanced pay
This is a rewarding opportunity for an individual looking to progress their care career and provide key support to our deserving beneficiaries as part of our passionate team and charity.
You will have the chance to make a meaningful difference to our members lives, helping them live with purpose and dignity whilst benefiting from ongoing training and development.
Well ensure you can build a fulfilling and impactful career, enabling you to gain the qualifications you need and build a portfolio of valuable experience.
So, if you want to play a key role in delivering outstanding care and support to vision-impaired veterans, read on and apply today!
The Role
Within this Health Care Support role, you will deliver outstanding, person-centred care to our members and beneficiaries.
Specifically, you will work alongside our Wellbeing Nurses and Senior Health Care Support to provide high-quality care in both regulated and unregulated settings.
You will undertake personal care duties, promote opportunities for members to live fulfilling lives, assist with meals, activities, outings, and events, and support the creation of a safe and positive environment.
Additionally, you will:
* Keep accurate records
* Support the administration of medication
* Help to deliver care plans and risk assessments
* Provide handover notes
* Promote safety and wellbeing during all activities and centre visits
* Report issues to the Wellbeing Nurse to ensure continuity of care
About You
To be considered as a Health Care Support, you will need:
* An NVQ in Health and Social Care Level 2 (or the willingness to work towards)
* Knowledge of health and safety in relation to delivering care
* The ability to maintain accurate records and write reports
* IT knowledge, including electronic care systems, Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Teams
The closing date for this role is 19th September 2025.
Other organisations may call this role Care Assistant, Support Worker, Care Support Worker, Wellbeing Assistant, Health Care Assistant, or Healthcare Assistant.
Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you want to take on this Health Care Support role, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
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