Job summary
Health Care Assistant
CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team - Herefordshire
Hours: Fixed Term Post-37.5 a week including weekends, shifts & bank
holidays
This team operates 7 days a week
between the hours of 8am and 8pm.
CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment team
works within the community hospital and the clinic base, completing urgent
assessments and offering intensive support to children and young people who
might otherwise require inpatient care or are in need of intensive support that
exceeds the normal capacity of a generic CAMHS team. Our operating hours in
Herefordshire are 7 days a week between the hours of 8am and 8pm and are
looking for additional Health Care Assistants to join our team.
Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding
care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you
with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as
flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of
wellbeing and support. If you would like to discuss informally if this is the
right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on
the top right-hand side of the advert.
Main duties of the job
With this role no two days will be
the same, this is a fast-paced team aiming to provide high quality community
care for children and young people in crisis.
You will be required to support our qualified staff when completing risk
assessments and Safety Plans that can support children and young people in the
community. You will liaise with the
multi-disciplinary team both within CAMHS and within the childs larger support
network to ensure they have appropriate support to help keep them safe and aid
recovery. The home treatment model
will focus on skill-based sessions, teaching children and young people coping
strategies to support them in crisis situations, whilst also assessing any
ongoing risk and offering creative solutions to ongoing difficulties.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working in caring settings
- Community experience
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of supporting people with mental health difficulties.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Providing 1:1 support to children and Young People
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Comfortable with working under direction but able to use own initiative
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner.
- To be able to follow the patients Care plan and provide interventions.
Desirable
- Being able to work as part of a team
- Good observational skills
- Interpersonal and relationship building skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification (e.g. A-level, NVQ3) in Care or Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C) in Care and will be expected to undertake the relevant Level 3 qualification on appointment to post
- Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of mental health qualifications/training.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of a range of communication styles when working with children and families.
- Knowledge of 1:1 interventions with Children and Young People
- Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable people
- IT Literate
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working in caring settings
- Community experience
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of supporting people with mental health difficulties.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Providing 1:1 support to children and Young People
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Comfortable with working under direction but able to use own initiative
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner.
- To be able to follow the patients Care plan and provide interventions.
Desirable
- Being able to work as part of a team
- Good observational skills
- Interpersonal and relationship building skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification (e.g. A-level, NVQ3) in Care or Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C) in Care and will be expected to undertake the relevant Level 3 qualification on appointment to post
- Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of mental health qualifications/training.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of a range of communication styles when working with children and families.
- Knowledge of 1:1 interventions with Children and Young People
- Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable people
- IT Literate
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).
