Job Description

Knight & Jones Recruitment is a healthcare agency that is currently recruiting for Healthcare Workers across the Hull area.

We aim to provide the best service and candidates possible to our clients. To do this we can assist you with any training you may need and support you to be the best you can be in this field.

Please email your CV to: (url removed) or head to our website: (url removed) to complete our online application form, or complete a quick contact me form, where you can leave you name, number, email and brief message.

At Knight & Jones we offer our employees:

• Weekly pay

• Flexible working

• Subsidised training where required

• 24-hour support

• Permanent recruitment options

• Various shifts including: days, nights, sleep-ins, evening and weekends

• Competitive pay rates – holiday pay is accrued on top of your hourly rate

Skills Required

You will need to have a minimum of 6 Months experience in the UK and within the Health and Social Care sector, that we can reference check, as well as the following skills:

• Promoting person centred care and independence

• Ability to get on with people of all ages

• Patience

• Understanding and empathy

• Respect

• Excellent listening and communication

• Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise work load

• Ability to understand and follow policies and procedures

• Good writing skills in order to complete care plans and reports

You will be required to check each of service users’ needs and progress by talking to them and tracking their progress. You will also be providing the individuals with personal care including toileting, dressing and feeding.

Qualifications Required

The following will be required prior to offering work:

• Enhanced DBS certificate (online update service beneficial)

• References (to cover 3 years including 1 care reference)

• Full employment history back to education, explaining any gaps.

Training:

Adult Basic Life Support L1&L2 Online

Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia & Learning Disability

Buccal Midazolam

Communicating Effectively Through Open Disclosure

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)

Diabetes & Insulin online Training

Dysphagia awareness

Equality & Diversity

Fire Safety

Food Hygiene & Safety

Health & Safety

Infection Prevention and Control Level 1&2

Information Governance and Data Security (GDPR)

Lone Worker

Manual Handling & Moving of People & Inanimate Objects Level 1&2

Mental Capacity Act

Nutrition and Fluids

Oral Healthcare Online training

Positive Behaviour & Support

Practical Moving & Handling of People

Preventing Radicalisation L1 & L2

Safeguarding Adults Levels 1 & 2 (Adult Support & Protection)

Safeguarding Children (Levels 1 & 2)

Seizures & Epilepsy

The Oliver McGowan online training module Tier 2

The Safe Handling & Administration of Medication

Keywords

Healthcare, care, support, support worker, care assistant