Health Care Practitioner (Tan Yr Allt Lodge)

Job Description

Location: Tan Yr Allt Lodge, 14 Alltwen Hill, Pontardawe, SA8 3AB

Shifts: Full time 34.5 hours per week, based on a Monday to Sunday rota (3 x 11.5hr shifts)

Shift times: 8am - 8.30pm, 8.30pm - 8am

Pay Rate: £14.10 per hour

Sponsorship: This service does not provide support for visa sponsorship

Your new role at Ivolve is calling you!

Do you have a QCF Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care and are looking for a new challenge?

Our Health Care Practitioners (HCP) are caring and supportive people. We wouldn’t be the first to say it either. If you are kind, caring and compassionate, there for the people who live with us when they need you, and you do it with a smile on your face. If that’s you, then we are already a big fan. Very few jobs have such an impact on people’s lives. And being the supportive human being you are, you’re ideally cut out to join us.

We provide training and can work with over 18's*

Why Choose Ivolve

We’re here to support people who live with us, people choose us because of the experiences we create. We build and nourish relationships with everyone, our people are pretty fabulous. We take pride and pleasure in helping others to flourish. We're very proud to be recognised as one of the best organisations to work in by ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025’.

What’s Involved As a Health Care Practitioner

• You’ll care for people with lots of different complex needs, such as learning disabilities, autism, ABI, and mental health.
• We take time to get to know people irrespective of ability or disability, we aim to empower individuals to be as involved as they can be in control of their life.
• There is of course practical support too and helping people to reach their goals in smaller ways.
• You’ll provide personal care, maintain health needs, hygiene as well as keep things tidy and safe.
• As a Health Care Practitioner, you will get to work alongside the Registered Nurses in Nursing settings where, in the opinion of the senior team a Health Care Practitioner would help the Home Manager / Nurse in Charge deliver safe and effective nursing care.
• You’ll take charge of a specified clinical area. e.g., floor or unit, and ensure the area is managed safely and effectively.
• You will be required administer medication safely and effectively with the support of a Registered Nurse. Maintain clear and accurate records in relation to the administration of medication in the records of the people who live with us and their Medication Administration Record (MAR) charts.
• Also, maintain clear and accurate records in relation to the well-being and welfare of the people who live with us in their daily records/entries.
  
  

Essential

Key Skills and Experience

• Good general education
• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care
• Honesty, reliability, trustworthiness, and a passion to make a difference
• Commitment to the aims and objectives of the home and of Ivolve
• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the ISA List (where applicable)
• A commitment to undertake training and development
  
  

Desirable

• Previous experience within social care setting
• Knowledge and commitment regarding Equal Opportunities
• Knowledge of the regulatory frameworks
• Confident IT user
  
  

Our Support

We go beyond expectations for our colleagues as well as the people we support. Our reward package includes much more than pay, 5.6 weeks annual leave, flexible working hours and pension. Your birthday off with pay after a year of service and there is a £300 refer a friend scheme too!

In Addition, We Also Offer The Following

• Industry-leading recognition
• Social, financial and emotional wellbeing
• Training and development to reach your potential
  
  

If you’re ready for a job that can truly make a difference and you’re up for a challenge, then this is the role for you!