Rustington, West Sussex
About Us
We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives regardless of how or when they lost their sight. Founded in 1915 by Sir Arthur Pearson to support veterans blinded in the First World War, we have since supported those affected by vision loss in conflicts from the Second World War to the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.
We are now looking for two Healthcare Assistants to join our bank of casual workers on a flexible basis.
We offer a range of shifts to enable us to provide an effective, 24 hour care service. These include:
– Long day shifts (12 hours)
– Short day shifts (6.75 hours)
– Night shifts (10.5 hours)
The Benefits
– Hourly rate of £12.73 (plus unsocial hours allowance)
– Generous annual leave (pro rata) with the option to buy additional days
– Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
– Healthcare cash plan
– Access to legal services and mental health support
– Employee assistance programme
– Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
– Professional and personal development
If you are an experienced carer or someone just starting their care journey, join us and help make a huge difference to the lives of the visually impaired.
This fun, fulfilling role will see you acting as the vital link for people affected by sight loss whilst gaining exceptional experience in care work.
You’ll discover a positive environment in which to grow and advance your skills, great support, plenty of training and flexible shifts and hours that you can fit around other responsibilities.
The Role
As a Healthcare Assistant, you’ll provide outstanding support, assistance and care to the beneficiaries of our services.
Specifically, working on a casual basis, you will aid visually impaired individuals using our residential and nursing services.
You’ll support them in all aspects of life from providing personal and intimate care to assisting at mealtimes and in daily activities.
Additionally, you will:
– Read personal correspondence to beneficiaries
– Administer, store, dispose of, record and re-order medication (following training)
– Assist beneficiaries attending medical appointments, outings or social events
– Report any problems or issues
– Keep accurate documentation
About You
To be considered as a Healthcare Assistant, you will need:
– Experience of providing sighted guide support or the willingness to undertake training
– Effective communication, organisational, observation and listening skills
– An understanding of Data Protection Laws
– A good level of IT literacy
– A level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent, or the willingness to undertake this
Please note, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) and barred list check.
The closing date for this role is 15 August 2025. However, please note that we may close applications early if we receive a large response and so would encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.
Other organisations may call this role Care Assistant, Bank Staff, Carer, Residential Care Worker, Care Worker, or Support Worker.
Blind Veterans UK is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re excited by the chance to develop your career as a Healthcare Assistant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
