Activities Care Crew Senior Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

Band 3 Activities Care Crew Senior Healthcare Assistant

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our established Activities Care Crew, providing patient-centred activity groups for patients predominantly on our Older patients wards.

Activities organised could include daily orientation, reminiscence groups, musical memories and individual distraction.

Facilitation of person-centred activities such as the barber shop, spa, gardening, crafts and helping patients to engage in their daily routine independently where possible.

Main duties of the job

The team support our inpatient wards in managing patients displaying enhance care needs, including unpredictable and behaviours of concern, often as a result of dementia or other cognitive impairment. This support is given predominantly through group activities, but also additionally on a 1:1 basis as required.

You will ideally have experience of working with patients who have cognitive impairment, mental health conditions and possible behavioural problems. However, an induction programme with appropriate training will be given to help build skills in managing these conditions.

As part of the interview process, shortlisted applicants will need to attend an assessment session. If successful at the assessment, you will then be invited back for an interview.

To facilitate a flexible, client-centred programme of therapeutic activities for individuals and groups of patients predominantly within elderly care, under the supervision of the Care Crew Team Leader.  This includes patients with dementia, cognitive impairment, physical impairment, frailty and those displaying behaviours of concern.

The role is predominantly based at our main Royal Berkshire Hospital site in Reading with a very occasional need to cover our off-site ward located at West Berkshire Community Hospital, Thatcham.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.