Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant

Job summary

We are rapidly expanding our Neurodevelopmental offer to the children and young people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). Leicestershire Partnership Trust (LPT) has a fabulous opportunity to grow our team to positively impact the experience for children, young people and their families.

This post is for 37.5 hours a week, Monday-Friday. Please note that this role requires a full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours.

The ongoing Neurodevelopment (ND) Improvement Programme has set out to improve the outcomes of children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by identifying the resources committed to their diagnosis and care, agreeing opportunities for improvement and implementing new delivery, finance and workforce models.

Successful candidates will be joining an ambitious and passionate multi-disciplinary team of clinical and administrative colleagues feeding into the ND programme.

Post holders will need to have the skills and character to consistently deliver high quality care and work creatively at pace with colleagues with our CYP and families at the centre.

The successful applicants will be at the core of the exciting work and improvements for our local population; working to make a significant impact to reducing waiting lists and improving access to support for CYP.

Main duties of the job

The principle role of the Senior Healthcare Assistant is to assist the healthcare team in the provision and delivery of programmes of patient care under the indirect supervision of registered practitioners.

This includes:

• Taking physical or psychological measurements from named clients/service users as delegated by the team.
• Supporting clients/service users in maintaining their health and wellbeing.
• Undertaking specified and delegated clinical and therapeutic activities.
• Under the supervision of healthcare professionals assist the healthcare team with the planning, organising and provision of clinical care.
• Ensuring high standards are maintained in a safe environment, which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals.
• Assisting Registered Professionals in the implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans.
• Accurately recording patient information.
• Provides support and supervision to other colleagues and learners as appropriate.

We take pride in the versatility of our skill mix within the team and seek results in utilising a variety of competencies.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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