Job summary
Early Help North Hampshire CAMHs has an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprentice to join our team.
The successful candidate will join a motivated, enthusiastic, caring, kind and compassionate team. A multidisciplinary team that thrives to offer young people and their families with high standard evidenced based treatment and care. You will be part of a team of qualified mental health practitioners from variable clinical backgrounds offering interventions via our stepped pathway of care.
The Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level 3 is an occupational qualification for learners who work in healthcare support roles supporting the mental health provision.
Following completion of the course and End-Point Assessment (EPA) staff members will have the desired skills, knowledge and behaviours to apply for further apprenticeship opportunities such as a Nursing Associate, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
Further details on the apprenticeship standard can be found here: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/senior-healthcare-support-worker-v1-2
Main duties of the job
To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate the development and delivery of the CAMHS Early Help Service - Single Point of Access, Group work, school-based interventions.
Assist with the design, planning and delivery of a range of prescribed therapeutic programmes to groups of patients/clients within an overall care package.
Assess, evaluate and report on patient/client responses to prescribed therapeutic Programmes. This includes: analysis of referral information, information gathering and telephone contact to determine risk and inform a multidisciplinary formulation, liaison with families and clinicians, compilation of data and report writing, supporting and enhancing the delivery of therapeutic intervention alongside clinicians
Puts service users' needs at the heart of the job, keeping people safe, contributes to effective interventions, and responds compassionately to distress
About us
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is supportive of staff professional development and provides access to quality training opportunities.
The Trust prioritises staff wellbeing and we encourage colleagues to maintain a positive work-life balance, with robust clinical and line management supervision, support and training. Service leadership is strong and supportive.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work under close clinical supervision from a registered professional to provide high quality care as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, informed by skills in communication, analysis of information, planning and organisational skill
To work under the guidance of the clinical team in the delivery of clinical interventions
Under the supervision of the clinical team, facilitate and participate in planned group work, individual activities and ongoing continuous assessment with supervision.
To provide comprehensive and efficient support to the clinicians and multi-disciplinary team; this will include dealing with a range of aspects of patient work, in conjunction with the team, including updating records, discharge summaries, dealing with telephone enquiries from service users, GPs and other professionals.
Ensure that service user related information is updated as required on relevant trust systems and that all documents, correspondence, results are filed in the correct sections of the medical case notes.
To be responsible for initiating and sending out routine correspondence and a variety of self-help information.
Assist with the preparation and delivery of workshop materials
Ensure that all service user information is handled in a confidential manner, in line with the relevant policies.
To liaise with GPs, mental health services, voluntary service agencies, social services, police and other appropriate agencies or individuals with regard to service user issues.
See attached job description for full extent of roles and responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work under close clinical supervision from a registered professional to provide high quality care as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, informed by skills in communication, analysis of information, planning and organisational skill
To work under the guidance of the clinical team in the delivery of clinical interventions
Under the supervision of the clinical team, facilitate and participate in planned group work, individual activities and ongoing continuous assessment with supervision.
To provide comprehensive and efficient support to the clinicians and multi-disciplinary team; this will include dealing with a range of aspects of patient work, in conjunction with the team, including updating records, discharge summaries, dealing with telephone enquiries from service users, GPs and other professionals.
Ensure that service user related information is updated as required on relevant trust systems and that all documents, correspondence, results are filed in the correct sections of the medical case notes.
To be responsible for initiating and sending out routine correspondence and a variety of self-help information.
Assist with the preparation and delivery of workshop materials
Ensure that all service user information is handled in a confidential manner, in line with the relevant policies.
To liaise with GPs, mental health services, voluntary service agencies, social services, police and other appropriate agencies or individuals with regard to service user issues.
See attached job description for full extent of roles and responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience working with children and young people
- Maths and English listed at a level 2 / GCSE grade A* - C / 2017 Grade 4 - 9
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience working with children and young people
- Maths and English listed at a level 2 / GCSE grade A* - C / 2017 Grade 4 - 9
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
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).
