Job summary
It's hard to sum up in a few words just how much our Healthcare Assistant are valued in mental health inpatient care , the words they used were: Passionate. Essential. Inspiring. Dedicated. Needed. Invaluable. Just think, this could be how you are described when you join us as one of our new Healthcare Assistant.
You'll support our team; deliver rehabilitation care to all our patients, helping do whatever it takes to ensure our patients receive the very best service possible. Whether you are helping to undertake observations, supporting them with their personal care, listening to them when they are distressed, worried, depressed or agitated - you will see first-hand the impact your role makes every minute you are working.
We do work on a shift basis - our patients need our care and attention 24 hours a day 7 days a week, so everyone gets involved working different shifts to ensure our patients receive the very best.
Main duties of the job
You'll support our team; deliver rehabilitation care to all our patients, helping do whatever it takes to ensure our patients receive the very best service possible. Whether you are helping to undertake observations and engagement, or supporting them with their activities of daily living.
Sometimes the role will be challenging, you maybe involved in some difficult situations, as we are a standalone ward, in a community setting, However on a day to day basis you will be asked to support patients with their activities of daily living on the ward and community.
Interviews will be face to face on site. Tentative interview date 19 February 2024.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To deliver high quality care and recovery interventions for patients within designated clinical areas, in collaboration with, and under the indirect supervision of, registered care staff. These may include: Supporting individuals with fluids and nutrition, physicalwellbeing, and personal care. Assisting service users with financial or accommodation issues. Escorting or accompanying service users for planned periods ofleave on hospital grounds and in the community facilitating social inclusion. Encouraging service users to talk about their experiences in one-to-one or group discussions.
2. To help maintain a clean, well-organised, safe and therapeutic environment that meets the needs of service users, carers and colleagues, and to support registered care staff to perform standardised environmental assessments to monitor and improve the care setting.
3. To deliver psychosocially-informed one to one and group interventions aiming to positively impact service users cognitive and emotional wellbeing.
4. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To assume lead or link roles on core practice initiatives and priorities (e.g. Essence of Care, Safe wards and carer engagement) under the supervision of registered staff. To integrate areas of personal interest with clinical practice to enhance the diversity of the teams provision of care.
5. To practise planned care, and to directly participate in the development of recovery-focused interventions that address service users and carers needs and preferences. To proactively review, record and assess the on-going impacts of such interventions.
6. To participate in the on-going care planning, CPA and risk assessment processes in collaboration with service users, their carers, and other members of the care team and to contribute to all aspects of clinical record keeping.
7. To maintain a basic working understanding of both the Mental Health Act (1983) and Mental Capacity Act (2005), and any other relevant legislation, as required by mandatory and statutory training (MaST).
8. To adhere to AWPs Code of Conduct for unregistered practitioners; promoting and embedding it through the delivery of peer support and supervision to junior, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Assistant.
9. To observe and record interactions with service users and carers both verbally and in writing via clinical records and staff handovers.
10. To deliver a wide range of fundamental care interventions using evidence based clinical tools, to monitor and improve physical health and personal wellbeing and to model a high standard of dignity, respect and candour.
11. To engage in reflective practice to maintain and promote ongoing clinical practice.
12. To promote and enhance a positive learning culture, being proactive in the induction, orientation and support of junior, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Assistant, seeking to embed core care values into practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To deliver high quality care and recovery interventions for patients within designated clinical areas, in collaboration with, and under the indirect supervision of, registered care staff. These may include: Supporting individuals with fluids and nutrition, physicalwellbeing, and personal care. Assisting service users with financial or accommodation issues. Escorting or accompanying service users for planned periods ofleave on hospital grounds and in the community facilitating social inclusion. Encouraging service users to talk about their experiences in one-to-one or group discussions.
2. To help maintain a clean, well-organised, safe and therapeutic environment that meets the needs of service users, carers and colleagues, and to support registered care staff to perform standardised environmental assessments to monitor and improve the care setting.
3. To deliver psychosocially-informed one to one and group interventions aiming to positively impact service users cognitive and emotional wellbeing.
4. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To assume lead or link roles on core practice initiatives and priorities (e.g. Essence of Care, Safe wards and carer engagement) under the supervision of registered staff. To integrate areas of personal interest with clinical practice to enhance the diversity of the teams provision of care.
5. To practise planned care, and to directly participate in the development of recovery-focused interventions that address service users and carers needs and preferences. To proactively review, record and assess the on-going impacts of such interventions.
6. To participate in the on-going care planning, CPA and risk assessment processes in collaboration with service users, their carers, and other members of the care team and to contribute to all aspects of clinical record keeping.
7. To maintain a basic working understanding of both the Mental Health Act (1983) and Mental Capacity Act (2005), and any other relevant legislation, as required by mandatory and statutory training (MaST).
8. To adhere to AWPs Code of Conduct for unregistered practitioners; promoting and embedding it through the delivery of peer support and supervision to junior, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Assistant.
9. To observe and record interactions with service users and carers both verbally and in writing via clinical records and staff handovers.
10. To deliver a wide range of fundamental care interventions using evidence based clinical tools, to monitor and improve physical health and personal wellbeing and to model a high standard of dignity, respect and candour.
11. To engage in reflective practice to maintain and promote ongoing clinical practice.
12. To promote and enhance a positive learning culture, being proactive in the induction, orientation and support of junior, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Assistant, seeking to embed core care values into practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
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).
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