Job summary
Healthcare Support Worker - Band 3 - Darwin Centre:
There is an exciting opportunity to work as a Healthcare Support Worker within the Darwin Centre. We are searching for extra special Healthcare Support Workers who have experience, passion and pride when caring for younger persons and this vacancy would suit someone who is looking for an exciting opportunity and wants to work on a Young Persons Ward.
Main duties of the job
- To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of children and young people.
- To promote and support the physical health, comfort, wellbeing and recovery of children and young people, and to assist them in re-establishing their place in the community, as appropriate.
- To assist Registered Professionals in assessments and care planning/ implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans.
- To provide support and day-to-day supervision to junior staff members as required, demonstrating the Health Care Support Worker role and role modelling good practice.
About us
Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our team prides themselves on compassion, team work and resilience.
The Team will offer a full induction package.
Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it. To excel you will be an enthusiastic, caring and compassionate person who is looking to work within a Trust that is ambitious to perform well and has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it is the fastest improving Mental Health Trust in the Country.
In return we offer;
A competitive progressive salary
We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)
Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers and discounts
Individual Personal Development Plan and Career Progression
Excellent pension scheme available
27- 33 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicates with children and young people and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
- Regularly reports and effectively communicates children and young people health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Relates appropriately with children and young people, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
- At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
- Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
- At all times minimizes risks to self and others by undertaking safe working practices.
- At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
- Works with other Trust services to promote seamless service-user person centered care from referral/admission, to transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
- Responsible for contribution towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users.
- Responsible for undertaking elements of a holistic assessment, under the direction of Registered Health Professional staff. Responsible for regularly working with children and young people to negotiate and review existing plans to address identified needs under the supervision of Registered Professionals.
- Works in partnership with children and young people to assist them in identifying activities that are meaningful to them and that support agreed health outcomes.
- Regularly supports children and young people to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence and promote their health and wellbeing.
- Regularly provides advice and guidance to Children and Young People promoting healthy activities and lifestyle choices.
- Regularly supports Registered Practitioners and Children and Young People during activities to meet their physical and mental wellbeing.
- Regularly supports service-users in meeting their assessed personal care needs.
- Regularly provides information, support and guidance to Carers, Friends and Relatives of service-users, maintaining appropriate confidentiality.
- Reports concerns about junior staff members work performance to Registered Professionals/Ward Manager.
- At all times takes responsibility for own personal and professional development and supports the development of colleagues, students, trainees and volunteers.
- Regularly accesses and makes use of supervision and provides supervision to other staff members.
- Regularly participates in activities focused on the delivery of a high quality customer-focused service.
- Regularly undertakes activities to (and makes suggestions about how to) improve services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicates with children and young people and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
- Regularly reports and effectively communicates children and young people health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Relates appropriately with children and young people, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
- At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
- Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
- At all times minimizes risks to self and others by undertaking safe working practices.
- At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
- Works with other Trust services to promote seamless service-user person centered care from referral/admission, to transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
- Responsible for contribution towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users.
- Responsible for undertaking elements of a holistic assessment, under the direction of Registered Health Professional staff. Responsible for regularly working with children and young people to negotiate and review existing plans to address identified needs under the supervision of Registered Professionals.
- Works in partnership with children and young people to assist them in identifying activities that are meaningful to them and that support agreed health outcomes.
- Regularly supports children and young people to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence and promote their health and wellbeing.
- Regularly provides advice and guidance to Children and Young People promoting healthy activities and lifestyle choices.
- Regularly supports Registered Practitioners and Children and Young People during activities to meet their physical and mental wellbeing.
- Regularly supports service-users in meeting their assessed personal care needs.
- Regularly provides information, support and guidance to Carers, Friends and Relatives of service-users, maintaining appropriate confidentiality.
- Reports concerns about junior staff members work performance to Registered Professionals/Ward Manager.
- At all times takes responsibility for own personal and professional development and supports the development of colleagues, students, trainees and volunteers.
- Regularly accesses and makes use of supervision and provides supervision to other staff members.
- Regularly participates in activities focused on the delivery of a high quality customer-focused service.
- Regularly undertakes activities to (and makes suggestions about how to) improve services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oAdvanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oAdvanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
