Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

Gosport and Fareham OPMH Team has an opportunity for a fulltime experienced Health Care Support Worker to join their friendly ream.

The skills required for the role are

Caring and kind

Able to follow instructions and procedures

Able to work in a team but use their own initiative

Good communication skills, including listening

Good observational skills

Willingness to want to learn

As part of the role, the candidate will be provided with training and a comprehensive induction programme to help them meet required competencies. At Southern Health we are keen to develop our staffs career in healthcare and provide support for further training and qualifications.

You will be working with in a multi-disciplinary team alongside Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Clinicians and Admin staff.

You will need access to your own car and a full clean driving licence. There are mileage payments for travel when using your own car for visits to patients as per the Southern Health policy.

Main duties of the job

To act as a member of MDT providing high-qualify care and advice to inpatients.

To record clinic observations

To carry out procedures as trained to do

To help assess, plan/implement and evaluate patient care under the supervision of the nurse in charge.

Plan allocated workload for shifts that promotes patient choice, cost efficiency and patient safety.

To be aware of changes in patient's conditions and act appropriately, reporting findings to the nurse in charge.

To ensure that all equipment used for patient care is in safe working order. To follow procedures and guidelines. To ensure equipment is serviced or replaced.

Encourage and promote independence according to patients ability.

To provided leadership role to band 2 HCSW

Promote working using recovery principals

Act as supervisor/mentor as delegated by ward manager

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aerodrome House

Fratergate Business Park, Aerodrome Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0GY

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aerodrome House

Fratergate Business Park, Aerodrome Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0GY

Employer's website

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

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