Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Support Worker

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Job summary

Are you a passionate and committed to supporting good health outcomes for people with Learning Disabilities?

As a result of the transfer of Learning Disability Services at the Whalley Site from Merseycare to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust we have a number of exciting opportunities for qualified and non-qualified staff to join our experienced and hard-working team supporting care delivery to adults with learning disability and complex health and/or behavioural needs across four units.

Post holders will work as part of a full multi-disciplinary service that includes Healthcare Assistants, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Psychologists and Medical colleagues.

Post holders will ideally have knowledge, skills and experience in supporting people with a learning disability who have complex health needs or behaviours that challenge services. Compassion, good communication skills, flexibility and an innovative attitude are essential.

Post holders will be able to access further role specific training, ongoing support and supervision and opportunities to develop their careers as LSCFT develops a new learning disability inpatient service in 2025.

Roles are based on-site at Whalley and there are both full and part time positions available.

Main duties of the job

To adhere to and promote the principles of Valuing People and provide person centred care to people with learning disabilities.

To support the provision of Learning Disability Inpatient services to individuals with a learning disability, Autism, Mental and physical illness as well as any associated difficulties to meet the health care needs of people with a learning disabilityunder the supervision of the registered Nurses.

The post holder will be required to work within an MDT and carry out detailed observations and feedback to the wider team, they will also be responsible for delivering interventions under supervision. The post holder may be working on an individual basis or within a group setting.

You will work flexibly, working a rotational shift pattern including weekend working to meet the needs of the service and the wider network. This may require a move of work base as the Learning Disability Inpatient Service Develops.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

07 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS1124-EJ

Job locations

L7F9 L2091 Whalley LDS Management

Whalley

BB7 9YE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

oGood general education to GCSE or equivalent oEvidence continuing professional development oNVQ level 3 in health-related area of practice or equivalent experience or willingness to work towards

Knowledge

Essential

oUnderstanding of confidentiality oKnowledge of Health and Safety and Risk Management oCompetent IT skills oKnowledge of Lone working and associated risk management oWorking knowledge of key issues in learning disability oDemonstrates an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness. oUnderstands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act regarding patient oconfidentiality.

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working with adults with a learning disability oExperience of working within a Health / Social Care environment oExperience of working as part of a team / multidisciplinary team oWorking in a caring environment. For example, nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer etc. oUp to date or working knowledge of de- escalation techniques

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

oGood general education to GCSE or equivalent oEvidence continuing professional development oNVQ level 3 in health-related area of practice or equivalent experience or willingness to work towards

Knowledge

Essential

oUnderstanding of confidentiality oKnowledge of Health and Safety and Risk Management oCompetent IT skills oKnowledge of Lone working and associated risk management oWorking knowledge of key issues in learning disability oDemonstrates an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness. oUnderstands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act regarding patient oconfidentiality.

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working with adults with a learning disability oExperience of working within a Health / Social Care environment oExperience of working as part of a team / multidisciplinary team oWorking in a caring environment. For example, nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer etc. oUp to date or working knowledge of de- escalation techniques

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

L7F9 L2091 Whalley LDS Management

Whalley

BB7 9YE

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

L7F9 L2091 Whalley LDS Management

Whalley

BB7 9YE

Employer's website

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