Job summary
Heatlh Care Assistants interested in Physical health and self-guided interventions are invited to apply for this great opportunity to join the new HUB Team within Darlington Community Mental Health Service.
This is a great opportunity to develop a new service to improve patient care and involve other services within the community to work collobratively together.
The successful candidate must have completed the Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent. Candidates must also have Literacy and Numeracy level 2 or equivalent and must complete the Trust Healthcare Assistant competencies within their probationary period (first 6 months in role).
Main duties of the job
The main role in the new HUB will be to work delivering physical healthcare interventions to the service users in clinics or home visits where required. The post holder will obtain physical health measurements for monitoring to optimise health and well being for service users. This includes: venepuncture, ECG's, blood pressure, temperature, pulse and weight/BMI.
The post holder will also support the service user in other ways in the recovery focused pathway delivering self-guided interventions.
About us
We are geographically one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country with an annual income of £423m and a workforce of over 7,500 staff operating from around 160 sites. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and learning disability services for the people of County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby, serving a population of around 2 million people. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We want you to be part of Our Journey to Change. This is our vision for where we want to be in five years' time - it explains why we do what we do, the kind of organisation we want to be and the three big goals we're committing to over the next five years.
It's the result of our biggest ever listening exercise and really importantly it's been co-created with staff, patients, carers and partners.
What do we want to achieve?We want people to lead their best possible lives.
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Co-ordinates a phlebotomy service to include:
- Referral from qualified practitioners to ensure haematological tests are carried out in line with national guidelines
- Completing pathology request forms
- Booking appointments in accordance with existing workload of self and other members of the
- Venepuncture
- Recording interventions in patient electronic notes and databases
- Processing pathology results in accordance with local.
- Maintains, safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural.
- Contributes to the creation of a physical and psychological environment conducive to the provision of high quality.
- Performs ECG monitoring as required
- Accurately records and reports physiological observations (e.g. temperature, blood pressure, pulse).
- Identifies changes in patients presentation or monitoring and acts, reports and documents appropriately.
- Communicates monitoring results with the treating team, including any abnormal results.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Co-ordinates a phlebotomy service to include:
- Referral from qualified practitioners to ensure haematological tests are carried out in line with national guidelines
- Completing pathology request forms
- Booking appointments in accordance with existing workload of self and other members of the
- Venepuncture
- Recording interventions in patient electronic notes and databases
- Processing pathology results in accordance with local.
- Maintains, safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural.
- Contributes to the creation of a physical and psychological environment conducive to the provision of high quality.
- Performs ECG monitoring as required
- Accurately records and reports physiological observations (e.g. temperature, blood pressure, pulse).
- Identifies changes in patients presentation or monitoring and acts, reports and documents appropriately.
- Communicates monitoring results with the treating team, including any abnormal results.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
skills
Essential
- Physical health interventions
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care
- Care certificate
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with people with mental/social health needs or learning disabilities.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Physical Health Clinics
- Experience in venepuncture and ECG
Person Specification
skills
Essential
- Physical health interventions
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care
- Care certificate
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with people with mental/social health needs or learning disabilities.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Physical Health Clinics
- Experience in venepuncture and ECG
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).
