Blind Veterans UK

Blind Veterans UK – Healthcare Support

Rustington Centre

You’ll support the Wellbeing team to plan and deliver person-centered care and support to blind veterans. You’ll support the veterans with their personal care needs, ensuring high standards of hygiene whilst always upholding their dignity.

You’ll also organise medication for our veterans and support them in experiencing high-quality and safe dining experiences, sometimes arranging the delivery of meals to bedrooms.

You’ll complete documentation to an accurate and high standard relating to care needs such as risk assessments, observations, care plans and handover notes.

You’ll need an NVQ in Health and Social Care level 2 (or equivalent or the willingness to work towards this) alongside working knowledge of Health and Safety in relation to delivering care.

You’ll also need some basic IT skills and an empathetic manner with both your colleagues and the veterans.

This is a shift-based role covering 37.5 hours per week and includes evenings, weekends and rotational night duty.

Weekly shifts are made up of 2 long days of 7.30am – 8.30pm plus either 2 early shifts of 7.30am – 2.15pm or 2 late shifts of 1.15pm – 8.30pm. Colleagues will be expected to work 1 rotation of nights per year, this shift is 4 weeks of 8.15pm – 7.45am

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Checks.

The current closing date is 27 September 2024.

So, if you’d like to join us as a Healthcare Support, please apply via the button shown.

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