Health Care Assistant (Wound Care Specialist) – Join Likewise at Humankind Charity in Sheffield

Location: Portland House, 243 Moorfields, Shalesmoor, Sheffield S3 8UG

Salary: £21,500 – £28,550 per annum

Job Type: Full-Time, Monday to Friday

Application Deadline: 26 Nov 2023

About Us: Humankind Charity, in collaboration with Project 6, proudly presents Likewise, a revolutionary alcohol and drug service dedicated to supporting adults in Sheffield. Our mission at Likewise is to empower individuals to make healthier choices regarding alcohol and drug use, enhancing safety and promoting recovery through comprehensive services. Commissioned by Sheffield City Council, Likewise creates a safe, supportive environment where individuals can develop essential life skills, regain confidence, and achieve lasting recovery.

About the Role: As a Health Care Assistant with a special interest in Wound Care, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the Clinical Team. This highly rewarding position involves health care assessments, harm reduction interventions, referrals to additional services, and contributing to training and development within the service.

Your Responsibilities:

• Passion for Tissue Viability and wound care
• Proficiency in the fundamentals of wound care
• Conducting vascular assessments with Electronic Doppler
• Assisting the clinical team in the delivery of wound care intervention
• Application of Compression Therapy under clinician supervision
• Regular wound reviews and documentation
• Providing appropriate advice to clients

About You: To succeed in this role, we seek candidates with a genuine passion for Tissue Viability and Wound Care, possessing a good understanding of the fundamentals of wound care. Experience in vascular assessments with Electronic Doppler and assisting in Compression Therapy applications is desirable. No experience is necessary due to our commitment to comprehensive training.

What Humankind Offers:

• Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 year of service)
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced occupational sick pay
• Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
• Death in service benefit
• Free Will writing
• Eyecare vouchers
• Blue light card discount
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
• Work-life balance – flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Happy, Healthy You! – Wellbeing offers for our workforce
• Employee Assist Programme and Humankind Support Networks

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Humankind is an Equal Opportunities Employer: We value unique perspectives and experiences. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working with us, we want to hear from you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@humankindcharity.org.uk