Healthcare Assistant (Adult Acute)

Haringey GP Federation; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the East Midlands seeks dedicated Healthcare Assistants for full-time shifts. The role involves providing essential support to acutely mentally unwell patients and engaging them in therapeutic activities. Candidates should possess NVQ L3 in Health and Social Care or an equivalent Care Certificate. This position offers opportunities for ongoing training, flexible working arrangements, and involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring quality care and support for patients.

Benefits

27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

Qualifications

• Recent, relevant experience of working within Healthcare.
• Basic understanding of different mental illnesses.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support for patients who are acutely mentally unwell
• Spend 1:1 time with patients
• Complete levels of observations with patients
• Engage patients in therapeutic activities

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Flexibility to work on a 24-hour rota

Experience with adults with mental health needs

Education

NVQ L3 in Health and Social Care

Care Certificate

Job description

Do you have NVQ L3 in Health and Social Care or the Care Certificate issued by an organisation based on the standards set by Health Education England, Skills for Care and Skills for Health? If so we are looking for Nursing Assistants to join our Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individuals to work full time and requires availability for shift work covering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year within our inpatient services. We have opportunities in different areas including Cubley, Tissington, PICU, Forensic and Rehab both in our brand new Carsington Unit on our Kingsway Hospital, Derby, site and Radbourne Unit. You may be placed in a different area subject to business need.

This is an exciting time to work for Derbyshire Healthcare. The new facilities will improve safety, privacy and dignity for our adult acute mental health patients by providing en-suite accommodation in single rooms.

This is a great opportunity for you to support shaping the service and build the team along with the Ward Manager and other senior leaders. You will work alongside others to establish and develop this new ward for Derbyshire and collaborate with an innovative and forward-thinking programme team and senior leaders.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Work as part of a team responsible for the delivery of patient/client-centred care.
• Promote and support service user and carer involvement; autonomy and choices are an integral part of the philosophy of the Trust.
• As a valued member of the team, you will deliver high standards of person-centred care showing empathy, patience and understanding at all times.
• As part of the multi-disciplinary team, you will work within the Trust Core Care Standards and promote service user dignity at all times.
• As a Healthcare Assistant you will be actively involved in delivering direct patient care under the supervision of qualified nurses and be accountable for the reporting of the care you give to qualified nursing staff.
• The team is multi-disciplinary in nature. You would be an active and supportive member of the team.
• We can offer ongoing training and development, clinical supervision & managerial supervision, an annual PADR and personal development plan.
• Always act in a way which reflects both the word and spirit of the Trust's values.

About us

Join Team Derbyshire Healthcare and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of "making a positive difference in people’s lives".

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where possible
• 27 days' annual leave per year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Derbyshire Healthcare supports several specialist staff network groups to reflect its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. These include the Disability and Wellness group, Multi-Faith forum, BME staff support network, LGBT+ staff support network, Christian network, Women's network and Armed Forces network.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

Please view the Job Description and Person Specification. When completing your application form please ensure you address each essential criteria outlined in the person specification providing relevant examples of how your knowledge, skills and experience demonstrate these. Our recruiting managers look for evidence to score applications based on the listed criteria and as these are extremely popular positions this will increase your chances of securing an interview.

Please be aware if selected for interview you will be required to provide qualification evidence prior to interview to be verified and attendance confirmed.

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As a Healthcare Assistant you will be completing daily duties including:

• Providing care and support for patients who are acutely mentally unwell
• Spending 1:1 time with patients
• Escorting patients off the ward
• Completing levels of observations with patients
• Engaging patients in therapeutic activities
• Completing physical observations and general physical checks
• Working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to make changes in patients' care
• Supporting patients with their ADLs
• Providing support to other wards across the unit
• Responding to patients when they are distressed

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration.Please note that as the current salary threshold is £25,000 it is unlikely we will be able to offer sponsorship as without 2 years previous NHS Service at Band 3 you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post (bank service is excluded).For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

• NVQ L3 in Health and Social Care or the Care Certificate issued by an organisation based on the standards set by Health Education England, Skills for Care and Skills for Health
• Recent, relevant experience of working within Healthcare
• To have a basic understanding and experience of different mental illness

Knowledge and Skills

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Be able to work as a part of a large multi-disciplinary team
• Be able to work flexibly throughout a 24-hour rota
• Experience of working with adults with mental health needs

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum, pro rata