Senior Healthcare Support Worker- Juniper Ward

Job summary

To work as a fully integrated member of the multidisciplinary team providing direct care to people using our services.

Develop positive relationships with the people who use our services, and their carers, adopting a pragmatic and non-judgemental approach and encourage and support individuals to participate in ways which support their individual recovery journey.

Contribute to meaningful care plans and risk management plans and deliver low intensity therapeutic interventions.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in all areas of care in accordance with agreed care plans and procedures to enable people using services to meet their individual needs.
• Conduct, record and report observations, and ensure care plans are implemented and quality standards achieved.
• Monitor the wellbeing of people using servicesActively engage people using services, particularly those on higher level of observations and with greater care needs, in therapeutic conversation and activities.
• Undertake physical health checks, i.e. Blood Pressure, Temperature, Respirations, CPR and use of Defibrillator

• Explain principles, techniques, and safety procedures to participants in activities and demonstrate use of materials and equipment.
• Encourage and support individuals to take part in activities suited to their particular needs and interests.
• Provide and promote recovery-orientated support and low intensity therapeutic interventions to people using services in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
• Attend and contribute to meetings, ward reviews and care programmes meetings as appropriate.
• Assist in assessing of risk and developing care plans. To adhere to the requirements of the Trust policies and procedures at all times.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Farnham Road Hosptial

Farnham Road

guildford

GU2 7LX

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Farnham Road Hosptial

Farnham Road

guildford

GU2 7LX

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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