Bank Mental Healthcare Assistant

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 3 Bank Mental HealthCare Assistant

Are you caring, considerate, can work under pressure and have a passion to support a patient when they are at the most vulnerable?

If you have answered yes and are an experienced HCA then we would love to hear from you.

The Band 3 Bank Mental Health Care Assistant role supports and cares for patients with various mental health conditions through close engagement and observation. This bank worker role will require experience of delivering the HCA role to high standard and experience in de-escalating patients through excellent communicational skills. Although this role is focussed on the mental health support of enhanced care to the patient group this role will still involve providing all personal care as required for the patient e.g., toileting, feeding, hygiene needs and taking vital signs. These roles are to ensure we have the appropriate level of supervision and observation in place for those patients who require enhanced care observation. These circumstances may be due to the following examples (This list is not exhaustive).

the patient is acutely physically or mentally ill
the patient may be likely to wander and/or abscond,
the patient may be confused, at risk of falls or at risk of self-harm.
the patient may be acutely ill and/or requiring frequent observations.
the patient may have expressed suicidal ideation

Ideally you will have experience in caring for this type of patient in your current or previous roles.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

To undertake enhanced care duties for our patients as guided by their care plan and patient enhanced care risk assessment. Unsupervised assigned tasks within the ward/clinical team and report the outcomes to a qualified nurse.
Assist in the provision of care both through verbal de-escalation skills and wider conversational communicational skills
To provide support, where appropriate, to relatives and carers as required
To support the qualified nurses and be directed and supervised by them to undertake assigned enhanced care tasks.
Develop and maintain a good working relationship with patients during your shift and to always ensure patient safety

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Date posted

23 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£13.07 an hour Per hour Incl HCAS

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

151-CLIN-MHCA14

Job locations

Frimley Health Foundation Trust

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Join us to find out more about the role of the Bank Mental Health Care Assistant at Frimley Health. This is a drop in session and all interested in this role are welcome to join us where you will also have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have. below is the date, time and link to attend. Date: 02 October 2024 Time: 13:00 - 13:30 Join the meeting now

For further information relating to the role, please also refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information relating to the role, please also refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (with a minimum of 5 A-E qualifications which must include Maths and English).
NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification or demonstrate experience/development.

Desirable

Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

At least one year experience as a Healthcare Support Worker or equivalent experience.
Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and the ability to cope with challenging behaviour.
Able to provide quality care responsive to the patient's needs without close supervision and taking the initiative within protocols, policies, and care plans.

Desirable

Previous experience working in a mental health service
Basic understanding of risk

Skills

Essential

Able to listen to different views
Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of patients.
Sympathetic and considerate towards patients, carers, and relatives
Act in ways that support equality and diversity.

Special Requirements

Essential

Able to work flexible shift requirements
Work bank shifts every six months to remain on the temporary staffing pool.
Able to demonstrate an awareness and responsibility whilst recognising the impact frequent exposure to distressing circumstances has on care and compassion

Desirable

Able to work on various wards and support patients with different mental presentations
To be honest and maintain professional standards when engaging with vulnerable patients

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (with a minimum of 5 A-E qualifications which must include Maths and English).
NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification or demonstrate experience/development.

Desirable

Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

At least one year experience as a Healthcare Support Worker or equivalent experience.
Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and the ability to cope with challenging behaviour.
Able to provide quality care responsive to the patient's needs without close supervision and taking the initiative within protocols, policies, and care plans.

Desirable

Previous experience working in a mental health service
Basic understanding of risk

Skills

Essential

Able to listen to different views
Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of patients.
Sympathetic and considerate towards patients, carers, and relatives
Act in ways that support equality and diversity.

Special Requirements

Essential

Able to work flexible shift requirements
Work bank shifts every six months to remain on the temporary staffing pool.
Able to demonstrate an awareness and responsibility whilst recognising the impact frequent exposure to distressing circumstances has on care and compassion

Desirable

Able to work on various wards and support patients with different mental presentations
To be honest and maintain professional standards when engaging with vulnerable patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions 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.