Job summary
Substantive Band 4 Senior Health Care Assistant - CAMHS Eating Disorder Intensive Treatment Day Service
We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Senior Health Care Assistant to join our Young Persons Eating Disorder Day Service (Springtide).
Based at Aldrington House (Hove) Springtide is a new provision following increased investment into the Eating Disorder pathway across Sussex, accepting referrals from East and West Sussex.
The clinical model is being developed to be based on the highly acclaimed Maudsley Intensive Treatment programme to offer support for 10 young people each day.
Springtide provides a group program for young people with an Eating Disorder diagnosis aged from 11-18 years of age. The program provides treatment for those with an Anorexia Nervosa/ Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa and supports recovery through Evidence Based Interventions.
The Day Service Aims include:
- Supporting young people and families through a comprehensive 14-week group programme, entailing family therapy, CBT based groups, life skills and supported eating.
- Prevention of need for an inpatient admission thereby allowing young people to be treated closer to home.
You will be joining the service at an exciting time as the team is new and developing, we are also undergoing further development and investment across the pathway. You will join a service of a highly skilled and experienced multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The Service provides interventions to support those with a diagnosed Eating Disorder in the community and prevent a hospital admission. The program operates Monday to Friday 9-5 and is a term-time program; during the school holidays we will review the program and service provision you will be expected to work during this time.
You will identify and deliver relevant treatments and interventions; liaising where appropriate with families, carers and the professional network. These include: -
- To promote health and safety maintaining best practice in health, safety and security.
- To support meals and snack time for young people and their families.
- Physical health monitoring and support e.g. weight and height, blood pressure.
- To work with the MDT to ensure young people receive quality care and intervention.
- Share ideas with colleagues to improve care and suggest areas for innovation.
- Adhere to legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines both local and national regularly attend workplace and staff engagement meetings, contribute positively to discussions about the improvement of care.
You will support with the delivery of the program by attending groups and supporting with the facilitation of these, supporting meal times, provide Psychoeducational support, conduct physical health checks/ reviews and assess the mental health of the person already open to the team. You will escalate any concerns to the senior team on duty.
About us
Sussex Partnership Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working in Sussex:
- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
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.
Other key staff survey results include:
- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
See the attached 'Partnership Perks' document for details about our benefits package.
Job description
Job responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS:
In order to be a Practitioner in our team you require the following qualifications and attributes:
- Associate Practitioner Qualification / NVQ Level 3 or willing to work towards qualification
- Care Certificate completed or willingness to complete
- Making Every Contact Count training or willingness to complete
- Comfortable in providing intervention and treatment for young people with eating disorders
- Experiences in working with people presenting with mental health problems
Be able to:
- Communicate effectively across the organisation and with a wide range of staff with different levels of responsibility and professional backgrounds
- Recognise the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
Good IT skills:
Knowledge of and ability to use:
- Microsoft word
- Excel
- Willing to extend computer skills and use specialist programmes
It would also be advantageous if you have:
- Experience within an Eating Disorders team / service is preferred but not essential
- Ability to travel is desirable but not essential
- Experience at supervising junior staff is desirable but not essential, training will be provided
Part-time hours can be considered in line with the organisations policy.
MAIN DUTIES:
- To establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in distress, their families and carers.
- To receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members, within boundaries of confidentiality.
- To communicate in a sensitive reassuring manner, with empathy.
- To liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of patients.
- To concentrate on specific activities for up to an hour at a time.
- To manage conflicting demands in an unpredictable work pattern.
- To work flexibly and adapt to each person as appropriate to their needs in a variety of settings.
- To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
- To ensure that all those open to the team have an individual risk assessment and care plan which has been created collaboratively.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions/treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention(s).
- To provide care group specific specialised range of clinical interventions and knowledge of evidence-based models of practice.
- To work autonomously, competently and safely with the utilisation of supervision and the expertise of colleagues as required.
- To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person-centred interventions.
- See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
REQUIREMENTS:
In order to be a Practitioner in our team you require the following qualifications and attributes:
- Associate Practitioner Qualification / NVQ Level 3 or willing to work towards qualification
- Care Certificate completed or willingness to complete
- Making Every Contact Count training or willingness to complete
- Comfortable in providing intervention and treatment for young people with eating disorders
- Experiences in working with people presenting with mental health problems
Be able to:
- Communicate effectively across the organisation and with a wide range of staff with different levels of responsibility and professional backgrounds
- Recognise the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
Good IT skills:
Knowledge of and ability to use:
- Microsoft word
- Excel
- Willing to extend computer skills and use specialist programmes
It would also be advantageous if you have:
- Experience within an Eating Disorders team / service is preferred but not essential
- Ability to travel is desirable but not essential
- Experience at supervising junior staff is desirable but not essential, training will be provided
Part-time hours can be considered in line with the organisations policy.
MAIN DUTIES:
- To establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in distress, their families and carers.
- To receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members, within boundaries of confidentiality.
- To communicate in a sensitive reassuring manner, with empathy.
- To liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of patients.
- To concentrate on specific activities for up to an hour at a time.
- To manage conflicting demands in an unpredictable work pattern.
- To work flexibly and adapt to each person as appropriate to their needs in a variety of settings.
- To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
- To ensure that all those open to the team have an individual risk assessment and care plan which has been created collaboratively.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions/treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention(s).
- To provide care group specific specialised range of clinical interventions and knowledge of evidence-based models of practice.
- To work autonomously, competently and safely with the utilisation of supervision and the expertise of colleagues as required.
- To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person-centred interventions.
- See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Any health or social care qualifications or experiences relevant to this post
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health care or social care setting providing direct patient care
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of how health can impact on all aspects of every day life
Desirable
- Understanding of the scope of the role in context of the team and how the role will contribute to service development
Skills
Essential
- Communicate effectively across the organisation with a wide rage of staff with different professions
- Recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding
- Good IT Skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Any health or social care qualifications or experiences relevant to this post
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health care or social care setting providing direct patient care
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of how health can impact on all aspects of every day life
Desirable
- Understanding of the scope of the role in context of the team and how the role will contribute to service development
Skills
Essential
- Communicate effectively across the organisation with a wide rage of staff with different professions
- Recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding
- Good IT Skills
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).
