Healthcare Assistant

Overview

Are you passionate about supporting others to live a fulfilling life while achieving their dreams and goals? Are you flexible and looking for a role where you can learn and develop while aligning our organisation's core values to all you do? If so, then we have a great opportunity for you to be part of our dedicated team at William Quarriers Epilepsy Centre.

The William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre is the only residential assessment and treatment centre in Scotland for adults with epilepsy. The Centre is an independent hospital providing unique epilepsy services for patients and clinicians across Scotland. Our Epilepsy Community Outreach services across the north east of Scotland support people who have epilepsy as well as those who support them. We offer information, advice and training as well as running support groups to give people the chance to speak to others who know what they’re going through.

We are currently looking for a Health Care Assistant to work alongside our dedicated hospital team, to offer support and guidance to the people that attend our service. We are recruiting a full-time 39 hour post, with a mixture of evening and weekend shifts required.

At Quarriers our staff are our most important asset; therefore we offer extensive training and excellent learning and development opportunities. We are a SVQ accredited centre. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers exciting careers but makes a real difference to thousands of people’s lives.

• Provide support and guidance to people attending the service as part of a dedicated hospital team.
• Contribute to a positive, compassionate environment that supports individuals to live fulfilling lives and achieve their goals.
• Assist with day-to-day activities and apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
• Assist with information, advice, and training as part of the Epilepsy Community Outreach services where applicable.

• Compassion and kindness to support people in their day-to-day lives.
• Enthusiasm and self-motivation.
• Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
• Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes.
• Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener.
• Good IT and communication skills.

• SVQ qualifications via our accredited centre
• Generous leave: 29 days + 4 public holidays (rising to 34 + 4 after 5 years)
• Training and development opportunities
• Opportunities to change lives through meaningful work
• Family-friendly policies
• Health benefits:
  
  HSF cash plans, physio & occupational health
• Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• £500 refer-a-friend bonus (T&Cs apply)
• Life Assurance & Pension
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to Concerts for Carers

Full details of this role can be found in the attached Job Role Profile. Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within three months of start date. Quarriers has Investors in People Platinum accreditation.