Total 134 Junior Executive job vacancies in Blackpool, FY4 4FE

Care Assistant – Full Time – Blackpool - No Experience required - Pay Rates starting from £13 per Hour PLUS Holiday Pay and Pension

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people's lives? Do you have a caring nature and a desire to support individuals in their own homes?

Alcedo Care has been rated top 20 homecare provider in the UK for 5 years in a row by our clients, a testament to the work of our amazing care teams. We’re a family owned company and operate with family values at the heart of everything we do. Working with us offers:

• Excellent pay rates starting from £13 per hour up to £14.50 depending on types of care.
• Holiday Pay.
• Pension contribution.
• 30p Mileage contribution for Car drivers.
• Weekly pay.
• Care Friends referral bonuses – up to £250 for you for every person you successfully refer.
• Access to FREE confidential 24/7 wellbeing and mental health support.
• DBS Payment Scheme available.
• Flexibility to the days you work, allowing you to have a rota that suits your other commitments.
• Reward and recognition schemes, including annual carer awards.
• Genuine healthcare career progression opportunities, including full support to complete NVQ qualifications.

We welcome all expereinces at Alceodo Care. Whether you have experience in a care setting or nursing home; if you have been a care assistant in the community; a private carer for a family member; or no care experience at all, we offer full training and support to become a qualified and confident care assistant.

Join our team of Care Assistants in the Blackpool and surrounding area to help provide care and assist people in their own homes. No previous experience is required as our in-house training team will ensure you are trained to the high standards of care we expect. This role will include:

• Providing personal care (including bathing, dressing, toileting).
• Supporting clients with moving and handling.
• Administering and documenting medication (full training given and shadowing).
• Documenting care activities and reporting any changes in conditions to our branch teams.

Start as a carer and we will upskill you to work on our clinical care packages; or our children support packages; or our adult support packages; or even our supported living sites. This is the start to your career in care or expanding your care experience.

You must be 18 to apply for this role and it is subject to an enhanced DBS check. You will also be required to provide satisfactory professional and/or character references.

If you want to join a company that truly appreciates its carers, please apply now for an initial discussion.

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Hays Education have seen an increased need for local behaviour mentors and behaviour specialised teaching assistants across Blackpool for both day-to-day and long-term supply opportunities.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Behaviour Mentor/Teaching Assistant to work in a secondary school based in Blackpool. The successful candidate will work closely with students, teachers, and parents to promote positive behaviour and support students in overcoming barriers to learning. You will support students on a 1:1 and smaller intervention basis both inside and outside the classroom. Your role is pivotal in aiding the academic and social development of the students within the school.
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide one-on-one and group mentoring for students to improve behaviour and academic performance.
• Develop and implement behaviour management plans tailored to individual student needs.
• Collaborate with teachers and support staff to create a positive learning environment.
• Monitor and report on student progress, maintaining accurate records.
• Engage with parents and guardians to support student development and address behavioural concerns.
• Deliver workshops and training sessions on behaviour management strategies.

Requirements:

• Experience working with children or young people in an educational setting is essential.
• Strong understanding of behaviour management techniques and strategies is essential.
• Certification in Team Teach would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Patience, empathy, and a genuine passion for helping young people succeed.
• Relevant qualifications in education, psychology, or a related field are desirable.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive daily rates.
• Temp to Perm options are available for high performers.
• School holidays.
• Supportive team environment where you matter.
• A dedicated Hays Education Consultant to guide you through your career.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Associate Application Engineer

Pay up to £38,373, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for an Associate Application Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Lead criterion - Experience of developing high quality, robust applications using the Microsoft Power Platform and Power Automate.
• Experience of working as part of a highly functioning multidisciplinary team supporting Agile/Rapid application developments environments.
• Knowledge and experience of assist with troubleshooting and the resolution of issues related to Power Platform applications.
• Experience of implementing best-practices and standards to delivery quality, clean to operate, maintainable and secure code/applications.
• Experience of creating, supporting and updating of technical documentation and processes.
• Knowledge and experience of managing support tickets within a ticket database such as ServiceNow.

You and your role

As an Associate Application Engineer, you will be integral to the development of applications and the conversion of legacy systems into low-code/power apps using Microsoft's Power Platform and Power Automate systems, contributing to the design. You will be a part of the larger development team and community, helping to champion best practices and adding your experience to the wider development discussion, whilst being supported in your continued learning and professional development.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Manchester, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £38,373.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £11,089 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days and rising to 26 days after one year.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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The role of a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is to work without direct supervision in the home of the service user providing care and support including personal, social, and domestic support whilst adhering to the service users individual care and support plan. The aim of the position is to enable service users to remain safely in their own home with as much independence as possible. Alongside providing care and support in a professional, discreet, and caring manner, always ensuring the service users right to privacy and dignity is maintained

What skills and experience we're looking for

Foxfields Academy is a specialist all-through school for pupils aged 4-16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

At Foxfields, we provide a tailored curriculum designed to prepare pupils to be confident, successful and resilient individuals who make outstanding progress and are prepared for life after school. Furthermore, we offer a wide range of therapies and extra-curricular activities to provide outstanding personal development opportunities and outcomes.

The school is part of CIT (Community Inclusive Trust), a Multi Academy Trust comprising of special and mainstream primary schools across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role and to ensure your suitability for this role.

What the school offers its staff

The benefits we can offer:

• An outstanding induction process
• A large, friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team
• A personalised CPD Programme and Career Progression and Development Opportunities
• The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people
• An opportunity to be involved in the development and progression of our Academy and the wider local community
• An innovative, forward thinking leadership team
• Access to the Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (salary dependent)
• Bike2Work Scheme

Further details about the role

For more information about this role or to arrange a visit to the school please contact Philippa Godley on 0116 3440343

Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd December 2024 at 9.00am

Interviews will take place: Week commencing 2nd December 2024

CIT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks.

Applicants may also be subject to a social media presence check.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Service Care Education is working on behalf of various Primary Schools in Blackpool to recruit dedicated Teaching Assistants for Primary Schools. These schools aim to establish a reliable and familiar base of staff who can offer regular, short-term support to cover for classroom-based team members.

Sector: Education
Location: Blackpool
Contract Type: Contract, Daily supply, Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £80-£120per day (experience/level dependent).

Job roles/responsibilities:
The schools are seeking Teaching Assistants who are comfortable working in general classroom support roles or providing one-on-one assistance, sometimes at short notice. Schools will do their best to pre-book and give notice, but you may need to be adaptable and ready to support across different Key Stages.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Experience supporting in EYFS/KS1 to KS2.
• Clear and current knowledge of the National Curriculum.
• Strong behaviour management skills.
• Passionate about supporting students at all levels within the school environment.
• Experience working with children with SEN is desirable.

About Service Care Education: Service Care Education is a leading recruitment agency specialising in placing Teachers, Teaching Assistants, HLTAs, Cover Supervisors, and Nursery Nurses into a wide variety of schools across Lancashire. Our experienced and friendly recruitment team is committed to finding you positions that match your skills and career goals. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience and advance your career in education.

Service Care Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect all supply staff to share this commitment. As part of our recruitment process, we will complete all necessary checks, including a video interview, obtaining current references, and conducting an enhanced DBS check.

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: lewis.odonnell@servicecare.org.uk or tel: 01772208962. Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to £250.

Service Care Education is working on behalf of various Secondary Schools in Blackpool to recruit dedicated Teaching Assistants for Secondary Schools. These schools aim to establish a reliable and familiar base of staff who can offer regular, short-term support to cover for classroom-based team members.

Sector: Education
Location: Blackpool
Contract Type: Contract, Daily supply, Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £80-£110per day (experience/level dependent).

Job roles/responsibilities:
The schools are seeking Teaching Assistants who are comfortable working in general classroom support roles or providing one-on-one assistance, sometimes at short notice. Schools will do their best to pre-book and give notice, but you may need to be adaptable and ready to support across different Key Stages.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Experience supporting in KS3-KS4.
• Clear and current knowledge of the National Curriculum.
• Strong behaviour management skills.
• Passionate about supporting students at all levels within the school environment.
• Experience working with children with SEN is desirable.

About Service Care Education: Service Care Education is a leading recruitment agency specialising in placing Teachers, Teaching Assistants, HLTAs, Cover Supervisors, and Nursery Nurses into a wide variety of schools across Lancashire.

Our experienced and friendly recruitment team is committed to finding you positions that match your skills and career goals. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience and advance your career in education.

Service Care Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect all supply staff to share this commitment. As part of our recruitment process, we will complete all necessary checks, including a video interview, obtaining current references, and conducting an enhanced DBS check.

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: lewis.odonnell@servicecare.org.uk or tel: 01772208962. Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to £250.
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Location of work This role will consist of working in the following locations to meet the service needs: Blackpool Burnley Chorley Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale Fylde Hyndburn South Ribble West Lancs Wyre Pendle The successful candidate will work amongst their districts on a rota basis. Duties and Responsibilities To provide patient education and health promotion To undertake NHS health checks in the community face to face with patients Work to attain the service KPIs and targets Ensure all patient contact is recorded in a timely manner on the IT systems to enable tracking of patient outcomes, both in real-time to support ongoing intervention planning and retrospectively to understand the impact of the service To ensure mandatory training is kept up to date Acknowledge and accommodate barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language, and emotion. Flexibility in attending organised educational updates and eagerness to expand on current knowledge base and cascading new educational information to colleagues whenever possible Inform the Clinical Manager of any untoward incidents Work within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and risk management The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder. Education and In Service Training Be fully conversant in all the clinical computer systems used within FCMS Attend relevant study/induction days, seminars, courses etc, for individual development and for the benefit of the service. Where necessary relevant training in the operation of new or unfamiliar equipment, software or procedures will be provided or arranged. Confidentiality In the course of your duties, you may have access to confidential information about patients, staff or health service business. On no account must such information be divulged to anyone who is not authorised to receive it. Confidentiality of information must be always preserved whether at or away from work. FCMS has in place a Whistle blowers Policy for staff wishing to express concerns. Data Protection Act, 1998 Carry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998. Health and Safety At Work Act, 1974 Observe all responsibilities and carry out all duties, whether general to all employees or specific to the post, relating to Health and Safety in accordance with the Practice and Departmental Safety Policies and any statutory requirements. Clinical and Corporate Governance ,Quality Assurance All employees are expected to comply with the clinical and corporate governance arrangements of FCMS. Every employee is personally responsible for the quality of the work, and standard of care, which they individually provide. It is their duty to seek to attain the highest standards achievable both individually and collectively within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them. Outside Employment/Outside Interests If you have other work or outside interests, this must not conflict with your duties and responsibilities of your attendance for work as an employee of the Practice. It is a condition of appointment that you must inform your manager before taking up of any private practice, work for outside agencies or other employers, other work for this Practice (including bank work), voluntary work or outside interests you have or propose to have. This is to ensure there is no question of it creating a conflict of interest with your NHS duties. You must also therefore seek your manager's approval before taking on any such other work or outside interest at any time after entering employment. Working Time Directive You are required to comply with the regulations governing working time and to any locally agreed associated arrangements. Harassment and Bullying The Practice condemns all forms of harassment and bullying and is actively seeking to promote a workplace where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias. Equal Opportunities In all the foregoing text any reference to one gender whether direct or implied equally includes the opposite gender unless specifically stated to be otherwise. Fire Training Each member of the staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement. No Smoking Policy FCMS has a no smoking policy Disclosure/Criminal Record (DBS) This post will be subject to enhanced disclosure under DBS and is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence). Disability Confident Employer - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

SEN Teaching Assistant - Blackpool:

Prospero Teaching are looking for a knowledgeable SEN Teaching Assistant to support a Year 3 pupil on a 1-1 basis at a lovely primary school near Blackpool. This is to start in January and will be for the rest of the year.

To be successful in this role, you will need excellent curriculum knowledge of both core and foundation subjects, with clear communication skills. You will be responsible for supporting a Year 3 pupil on a 1-1 basis. You will be making assessments, managing behaviour, preparing resources and establishing learning areas.

Position Details:
- Location: Blackpool
- Position: SEN Teaching Assistant
- Hours: 8:15am-4pm
- Start date: January 2025
- End date: Ongoing
- Type of work: Temporary
- Full time/part time: Full time only
- Minimum rate of pay: £90 per day, depending on experience

Experience, Training & Qualifications:
- Up to date Safeguarding certificate within the last year (desirable but training can be provided)
- Team Teach qualification would be highly desired
- Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification would be highly desirable

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

Hold right to work in the UK

Hold and enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application

Provide two professional child related references

OTHER

If you would like to be considered for any primary teaching roles, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy.

Prospero Teaching is able to provide successful candidates:
- Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
- In-house Training and Development Team

Your new company
Here at Hays we are constantly working with schools in the Blackpool area to provide them with Teaching Assistants KS3 and KS4. With this in mind, we have recently been approached by a couple of the high schools in the Blackpool area who are seeking to secure a teaching assistant to work across both KS3 and KS4 on a full-time basis. The school are looking to find someone who can start ASAP and hit the ground running when they start.
Your new role
In the role of teaching assistant, you are responsible for supporting pupils either during lessons, in a group setting or a 1:1 basis, providing extra support when pupils may be struggling across both KS3 and KS4. You should possess good behaviour management skills and have recent experience working with children, particularly in secondary education. For these roles you will need to come in and hit the ground running by building up those relationships with pupils as well as staff.
There are a variety of TA roles available, so if you are interested in finding out more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
What you'll need to succeed
In order to be successful in securing this position, you must possess recent experience working with children, ideally in an education setting. As the schools are recruiting immediately, it would be ideal if you can jump straight into the role, however, do not let this put you off applying, as we are always receiving new roles.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will be paid a highly competitive daily rate and will be working in this successful school where you will become an integral part of a welcoming team of TA's. You will therefore have the opportunity to further develop your own teaching assistant skills and experience. A dedicated consultant will always be on hand should you have any questions or concerns.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Overview of Role: To provide administration support to the Care Co-ordination Service. To provide a fast, accurate and effective patient telephony service. To provide administrative support to clinical staff To undertake an intensive internally based training programme To be able to use the relevant software in a safe, effective, and efficient manner and to undertake any other recognised training for development. To take, record and process information received, accurately and concisely, using nationally recognised software. Relevant information will need to be identified and logged as data on to a computer. To use the telephone and remain empathetic, whilst gaining important information. Accurate data input of special patient information such as end of life care and long-term health conditions. To work effectively under pressure in a calm and confident manner, whilst remaining sensitive to the caller and patients needs. To undertake all relevant training consistent with the requirements of the post. Accessing personal and confidential data Always ensuring full patient confidentiality, adhering to Information Governance Policies To undertake any clerical work, administrative, data inputting and any other duties relevant to FCMS (NW) Ltd activities, always following strict protocols and procedures. To work with external organisations effectively including Trinity Hospice, North-West Ambulance Service, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, GP Practices, and Blackpool, Fylde, and Wyre Neighbourhoods. To provide clear and concise information to all patients and external agencies To support, when necessary, the wider team, in fulfilling the duties of the System Deflections team The post holder is expected to always carry out their duties in a highly courteous, sympathetic, and helpful manner. To attend any meetings as and when required To assist the management team when required To be flexible and work a variety of daytime, evening, weekend, overnight and bank holidays hours on rotation and, when required, to cover for holiday and sickness. To always adhere to FCMS Policies and Procedures Physical Effort Staff often remain seated, at one desk, for most of the working day. Mental Effort Work pattern can be interrupted by the telephone or staff enquiries. Workload regularly re-assessed and prioritised to meet required deadlines. The working day can be varied, and, within minutes, this can include dealing with people who have complex physical health needs, people who have called 999 because they believe they require an ambulance, a general enquiry regarding services, or a patient who cannot utilise mainstream primary healthcare due to historic behaviours. Other days may be quite monotonous and involve processing Care Co-ordination Notes, to ensure vulnerable patients are able to receive the best healthcare to meet their needs. Emotional Effort Requirement for tact and diplomacy when dealing with queries from patients, relatives, staff and Medical representatives. Supporting vulnerable patients and callers Managing situations that can often be emotional, given the patients health status. Managing stressful situations i.e., workload and time pressures Dealing with conflict, over a variety of issues Ability to remain calm when other people are panicking or distressed. Information Systems: Work with the IT support team, to ensure effective management of Information and Communications Technology within the service. Information Governance: Understand the importance of Information Governance and maintain the IG Toolkit on an annual basis. Maintain accurate and comprehensive statistical information, ensuring legal and local requirements are met. Safeguarding Staff are to report any safeguarding concerns to managers on site and follow usual processes if they become aware of any. Safeguarding is everyones responsibility. Training and Support: Identify own training needs and others and participate in relevant in-service education. Ensure all mandatory training is undertaken and maintained. The post holder will be expected to attend any necessary courses that provide relevant training. Other duties are required: This Job Description will be periodically reviewed in the light of developing work requirements. This is an evolving role and, therefore, these duties are not exhaustive. The role may change via discussion between the post-holder and line managers. The individual in post will be expected to contribute towards that revision. GENERAL: To have responsibility for Health and Safety and Welfare of others in the working environment, to follow safe working practices and to always comply, with local Safety Policies and Procedures To observe national and local policies and procedures in respect of: o Fire o Data Protection Act o Infection Control Disability Confident Employer - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role. The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references, and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).

Location: Blackpool

Since 1989, we've supported adults of all ages to maintain their independence and stay in the place they know and love. Because, life is better at home.

We're looking for people who are passionate about care, and who want to help others to join our amazing teams. We don't require you to have any previous social care experience, what we do need from you is to have the Right to Work in the UK, as we are NOT able to offer Health and Care Worker visas. Additionally, you are required to have a full UK driving license with access to your own vehicle.

If you're looking for a job that can be flexible around your lifestyle there are a variety of shift patterns available to work in mornings, afternoons, evenings or weekends.

At Helping Hands, we can offer the following benefits

• Paid mileage of 35p per mile between calls
• Early Pay App request up to 50% of your pay in advance of pay day
• Earn up to £100 for referring a friend
• Our care assistants are directly employed by us giving you access to holiday entitlement and our pension scheme
• Apprenticeship opportunities available to existing staff
• Support to complete nationally recognised qualifications including your Care Certificate and NVQs. Your career development is important to us if you want to progress, we can help!
• FREE Blue Light Card national discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Annual pay reviews based on cost of living

Being a Care Assistant means you need to be adaptable, kind-hearted and put others first. Your role may include:

• Providing companionship
• Support with personal care such as showering, bathing and toileting
• Helping with mobility around the home
• Overseeing medication and providing medical support
• Helping around the house with cleaning, cooking and tidying
• Running errands such as food shopping or picking up prescriptions

We are currently seeking a full time Healthcare Assistant to work within our busy 27 bedded Female Trauma orthopaedic ward. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team.

To provide all aspects of general care to orthopaedic patients, working flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

You will be required to assist the qualified staff caring for patients who may have medical conditions and have sustained fractures or have an acute orthopaedic condition.


You will be part of a dedicated team in providing individualised holistic care working within the bay based nursing approach, to maintain and improve the standards we have met. The vacancy is internal rotation and 37.5 hours per week. Support will be offered through Trust Induction, completion of Care Certificate and our Practice Development Sister.

PLEASE NOTE: If a high number of applications are received the post may close earlier than advertised.

1. Foster People’s Rights and Responsibilities



a) Ensure all Trust standards are met within your workload and that a qualityservice is provided at all times.

b) Ensure all patients’ requirements are met with dignity, sensitivity and empathy.

c) Be non-judgemental in your approach to client care and attitudes.



2. Maintain Confidentiality of Information



a) Assist trained staff to carry out nursing care ensuring the patients’ confidentiality and privacy are maintained.

b) Maintain confidentiality with regard to the Data Protection Act for all information received.

3. Monitor and Maintain the Safety and Security of the Work Environment



a) Ensure patients’ safety, comfort and welfare at all times.

b)Report accidents, incidents, losses as they occur to the nurse in charge.

c) Attend yearly up-dates on all statutory training, including basic life support and manual handling and moving.

d) The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and

training on infection prevention and control.



Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.



Minimise the Risks Arising from Health Emergencies



a)Report untoward incidents and occurrences regarding changes in patient’scondition to the nurse in charge/named nurse as they arise.

b) Assist in emergency care once training undertaken.



Develop Relationships with People that value them as Individuals



a) Liaise with nursing, medical and other disciplines within our defined clinical area and other departments and hospitals.

d) Be supportive to the patient and their family/carers at all times.



Receive and Transmit Information



a) Ensure teamwork reports are completed and details entered onto the computer.

b) Admit and discharge patients via the computer.

c) Arrange waiting list admissions and participate in transfer and discharge arrangements for patients.



Store and Retrieve Records



a) Maintain accurate registers and bed states.

b) Ensure patients’ notes are filed and up to date.

c) Ensure pathology results/X-Rays/reports are available and filed asnecessary.



Enable Patients to Maintain their Interests, Identity and Emotional Well-beingwhilst Receiving a Care Service



a)Anticipate and act on the physical and psychological needs of the patientand meet the same.

b) Provide a relaxed and professional environment conducive to promotingthe well-being of the patient.



Contribute to the Effective Communication where there are CommunicationDifferences



a)Provide effective working relationships with patients/relatives/carers/

nursing team/medical and multi-disciplinary teams.

b) Report any complaints to the nurse in charge immediately.





Develop in the Work Role



a) Be prepared to undertake NVQ Level 2 in Care as part of the development of this role.

b) Attend in-service training, study days, seminars, courses as rostered.

c) Attend a yearly IPR/Appraisal to set objectives and Personal Development Plan for the following twelve months with clinical leader.



Please ensure you have read the full attached Job Description & Person Specification, before applying for the role, and for further information.


This advert closes on Friday 15 Nov 2024

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About the Role

We are only able to accept applicants who have the right to work in the uk and live within a commutable distance to the location of the job role.

At Maria Mallaband Care Group, it’s our people who make us great, and we pride ourselves on how well we work together as a team.

Working with us will result in some excellent rewards & benefits including –

• Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
• Early Pay – Access to earned pay prior to payday
• Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers, leisure providers, hospitality etc.
• An exclusive discount on Tastecard - dine out with up to 50% off total food bill
• Free criminal record checks
• Pension Scheme with Nest
• Flexible working patterns
• Cycle to work scheme**
• Service recognition
• Training support and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing support
• Discounted gym membership

*Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.

**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage

The fact you’re here makes us think you’re exactly the type of person who is passionate about care. Just as importantly, you’re ready to put the happiness and well-being of the people who live with us at the heart of everything you do.

What’s more, we’ve now adopted a flexible working approach to all our roles as many of our people prefer part time contracts. That means you’ll have as much flexibility as you need to fit your role around your other commitments. All you need to do is tell us the hours you want to work and we’ll do our best to make it happen.

About the role

As a Care Assistant/Carer on our team, you’ll care for our residents like they’re your own family. It’s all about looking after their physical, psychological and social needs, and day to day you’ll help with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene, dressing and assisting with meals. All to make sure we remain the best quality, most highly regarded Care Provider in the United Kingdom.

About you

We provide full training so we’d also love to hear from you whatever your background, its just as important is that you’re organised, have great communication skills, and that you’re flexible enough to work shifts. We also believe in giving you a great career pathway, so maybe your next step might be Nurse Associate and we are committed to supporting you on your journey.

About us

We’re among the UK’s largest independent care providers, employing thousands of staff in over 80 homes across the country.

Investment in new technology and services is key to our reputation for high-quality care provision, as is our commitment to staff training programmes and our emphasis on progressive career paths.

Our vision is to be the best quality, most highly regarded Care Provider in the United Kingdom, and an employer of choice for care workers.

We truly understand…

That people are unique - this means everyone we care for is one of a kind, so we surround ourselves in their stories and we celebrate their individuality.

The importance of passion - it fills every one of us, it fuels our devotion for the people we care for, and it makes our homes happier.

That honesty is everything - no-one wants to think about the time when a loved one needs care, but we’ll be here to help when that time comes.

That happiness comes with openness - we proactively support new friendships, new discoveries and better ways of living as our residents enter the next chapter in their lives.

Apply now

If you’re ready to start your journey as a Carer/Care Assistant with Maria Mallaband Care Group please don’t delay and apply today!

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Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

1. To share knowledge with multidisciplinary teams in primary, secondary care and voluntary sectors. 2. To participate and be aware of current trends and developments within research and innovation. 3. To participate in research initiatives. 4. To maintain a continuing practice development plan and provide evidence of the same.