Job summary
Options for Care provides
mental health recovery services in Birmingham. The organisation delivers these
services through two inpatient hospital units and one community recovery home.
The organisational goal is to support service users to realise their potential
with improvement and developments in the quality of life, leading to a gradual
progression through the recovery pathway to eventual discharge.
Options for Care are looking to recruit Healthcare Assistants, for our existing hospital unit at Dartmouth House.
Dartmouth House is a 16 bed male long term mental health rehabilitation inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.
We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic Healthcare Assistants who have a genuine passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses and are able to support our mission, vision and values.
Mission
· Realising Potential
Vision
· We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and wellbeing
Values
· The individual is at the heart of everything we do
· We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships
· We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting difference, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others
Main duties of the job
You will support the clinical team by supporting delivery of specific interventions to the inpatient population. You will provide advice, support, and care for service users with mental health needs and their carers within a multidisciplinary setting.
The post holder will be required to work from time to time without direct supervision.
The post holder will be assisting
and assessing individuals with Activities of Daily Living; including personal
hygiene, dietary intake, budget management, and so on; with due regard to
principle of recovery.
The post holder will be helping
individuals to maintain independence from others by assessing and assisting in
the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with a genuine passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, providing compassionate care and promoting their independence.
The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and document accurately following all interventions.
About us
Options for Care have continually and successfully weathered the storm of COVID-19 alongside our health and social care colleagues. We recognise that the value of our CQC-rated Good and Outstanding services lies in our exceptional and committed staff. For this reason, all staff have an individual wellbeing risk assessment on commencement in post. This supports their continued wellbeing and attendance at work. Options for Care have ensured a constant supply of PPE from the very beginning and throughout the pandemic.
Despite the government’s removal of isolation payments, Options for Care continues to offer COVID-19 isolation payments alongside company sick pay.
In addition to an annual pay review, Options for Care benefits from an incremental pay pathway linked to the appraisal process. The first of these is awarded following successful completion of a six-month probation period.
Staff development, support and supervision are in place alongside staff health benefits making Options for Care a welcoming and positive place to work.
If you are interested in applying for the role, or if you require further information regarding the role or an informal discussion, please contact Perminder Bath, Head of HR, on 0121 523 5573 or Matthew Lockley, Registered Manager, on 0121 523 5573.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principle responsibilities:
- Fulfilling the role of Associate/Co Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician.
- Assisting and assessing individuals with Activities of Daily Living; including personal hygiene, dietary intake, budget management, and so on; with due regard to principle of recovery.
- Helping individuals to maintain independence from others by assessing and assisting in the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills.
- Promoting the physical health and wellbeing of service users through support and education and assisting qualified staff in the physical health monitoring, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training).
- Maintaining a safe environment free from unnecessary hazards.
- Reporting any abnormalities, accidents, untoward incidents or observations relating to a care.
- Ensuring that dignity and privacy of service users is maintained.
- Ensuring the promotion of issues of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
- Ensuring effective communication pathways exist.
- Under supervision of a qualified team member, implementing and assisting with the evaluation of individual plans of care.
- Reporting and recording the results of implemented plans of care in the appropriate and agreed format.
- Under supervision, and with appropriate training, taking a lead role in one or more aspects of care, i.e. Infection control, Health & Safety.
- Assisting senior staff in the planning and delivery of therapeutic and social activities for patients in the clinical area.
- When necessary, accompanying/escorting service users as directed by senior staff.
- Observe the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Children’s Act and Child protection and Vulnerable Adult procedures.
- Responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
- Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions, under guidance of the multidisciplinary team.
The Government mandated requirement for all health and social care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been suspended.
Options for Care encourages the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations to protect individuals, colleagues, service users and communities as the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Benefits:
- Hourly rate starting from £9.60 ph to 10.57ph
- Sick Pay
- Shift Enhancements include 20% nights and 40% weekends
- In addition to an annual pay review, Options for Care benefits from an incremental pay pathway linked to the appraisal process. The first of these is awarded following successful completion of a six-month probation period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principle responsibilities:
- Fulfilling the role of Associate/Co Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician.
- Assisting and assessing individuals with Activities of Daily Living; including personal hygiene, dietary intake, budget management, and so on; with due regard to principle of recovery.
- Helping individuals to maintain independence from others by assessing and assisting in the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills.
- Promoting the physical health and wellbeing of service users through support and education and assisting qualified staff in the physical health monitoring, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training).
- Maintaining a safe environment free from unnecessary hazards.
- Reporting any abnormalities, accidents, untoward incidents or observations relating to a care.
- Ensuring that dignity and privacy of service users is maintained.
- Ensuring the promotion of issues of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
- Ensuring effective communication pathways exist.
- Under supervision of a qualified team member, implementing and assisting with the evaluation of individual plans of care.
- Reporting and recording the results of implemented plans of care in the appropriate and agreed format.
- Under supervision, and with appropriate training, taking a lead role in one or more aspects of care, i.e. Infection control, Health & Safety.
- Assisting senior staff in the planning and delivery of therapeutic and social activities for patients in the clinical area.
- When necessary, accompanying/escorting service users as directed by senior staff.
- Observe the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Children’s Act and Child protection and Vulnerable Adult procedures.
- Responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
- Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions, under guidance of the multidisciplinary team.
The Government mandated requirement for all health and social care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been suspended.
Options for Care encourages the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations to protect individuals, colleagues, service users and communities as the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Benefits:
- Hourly rate starting from £9.60 ph to 10.57ph
- Sick Pay
- Shift Enhancements include 20% nights and 40% weekends
- In addition to an annual pay review, Options for Care benefits from an incremental pay pathway linked to the appraisal process. The first of these is awarded following successful completion of a six-month probation period.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Evidence of appropriate post graduate learning Care Certificate
- (Completed or working towards) NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
- (Completed or working towards) NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within mental health services or similar care experience
- To understand and adhere to the confidential nature of the work
- Understanding of the roles of individual members of the clinical multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience within a mental health rehabilitative environment
- Working Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and changes with Mental Health Act 2007
- Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Safeguarding procedures
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible
- Personal Integrity
- Resilience in dealing with emotive service user issues
- Motivated to improve performance and make a difference to others health and quality of life
Skills
Essential
- Basic Keyboard Skills
- Active Listening Skills
- Effective Communication, both verbal and non-verbal
- Written Skills
- Able to assist others in delivery of care
- Able to work with/without direct supervision
- Able to prioritise and organise own work, whilst also supporting others
Desirable
- Evidence of supporting families and carers
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates and recognises difference and doesn't discriminate because of these differences
- Genuine interest in working with service user group
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Evidence of appropriate post graduate learning Care Certificate
- (Completed or working towards) NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
- (Completed or working towards) NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within mental health services or similar care experience
- To understand and adhere to the confidential nature of the work
- Understanding of the roles of individual members of the clinical multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience within a mental health rehabilitative environment
- Working Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and changes with Mental Health Act 2007
- Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Safeguarding procedures
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible
- Personal Integrity
- Resilience in dealing with emotive service user issues
- Motivated to improve performance and make a difference to others health and quality of life
Skills
Essential
- Basic Keyboard Skills
- Active Listening Skills
- Effective Communication, both verbal and non-verbal
- Written Skills
- Able to assist others in delivery of care
- Able to work with/without direct supervision
- Able to prioritise and organise own work, whilst also supporting others
Desirable
- Evidence of supporting families and carers
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates and recognises difference and doesn't discriminate because of these differences
- Genuine interest in working with service user group
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.
