Healthcare Assistant - Garner Ward

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced healthcare assistants to join the Garner ward team.

Garner ward is Cornwall's specialist dementia inpatient service, caring for individuals living with dementia and detained under the Mental Health Act.  The ward is a busy and dynamic environment catering for those with complex needs and Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Garner ward adopts least restrictive practice measures and works with a multi-disciplinary team of consultant psychiatrists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychology, nurses, housekeepers and our valuable healthcare assistants.

We are looking for motivated individuals with experience in caring for those living with dementia. Full time and part time hours considered.

Main duties of the job

• To collaborate in the delivery of healthcare with older people who are inpatients, and with members of the multidisciplinary team
• To meet the needs of the people and their families through collaborative working with a named nurse and ward team
• To report to qualified staff progress of people who are in-patients and any variance/change in the person’s conditions/circumstances that would indicate a need for a change in the programme of care
• Provide direct patient physical care on a daily basis
• To participate in therapeutic activities on an individual or group basis

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.