Health Care Assistant - Swift Ward

Job summary
Please be aware that this role is NOT eligible for Sponsorship

Extensive experience at HCA Band 2/3 with an appreciation and knowledge of unit procedures, competency based clinical observations, is able to organise day to day tasks and activities based on an agreed and allocated work plan.

The post holder will work alongside experienced registered and unregistered practitioners, supporting health and social care professionals and providing guidance to Band 2 practitioners when required.

Duties will be allocated through agreed care plans, which are assessed and evaluated by a registered nurse. The post holder will deliver care under the guidance of registered practitioners, supported by ongoing supervision, training, and development through the NVQ framework.

Working within Trust policies and procedures, the post holder will follow agreed instructions while receiving appropriate support and supervision. As part of the wider Mental Health/Learning Disability Care Team, they will assist in delivering care and services to patients and service users under the supervision of a registered staff member, carrying out practical tasks identified within care plans and care pathways.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake a range of duties as agreed by unit policies and protocols which involve direct patient care, under monitored supervision
• To assist as instructed in the coordination of care delivery for a case load of patients for those with mental health problems including those with severe, enduring mental illness and Learning Disability
• To work through and with the Directorate, psychiatric / learning disability multidisciplinary team, patients and other community agencies as instructed and guided
• Contribute to the monitoring of the physical environment ensuring that it is safe and conducive to the therapeutic work of the unit/community setting, whilst being able to accurately monitor and feedback concerns the registered practitioners.
• Have informed knowledge and understanding in the psychological, social, physical and spiritual needs of all patients as guided as agreed in a monitored supervisory framework.
• Actively participate and assist in the care and rehabilitation of patients as per the plan of care determined and supervised by a registered practitioner.
• To report and feedback concerns within instructed duties, that facilitate timely comprehensive and contemporaneous written clinical records for sign off and oversight by a registered practitioner.
• Contribute towards the delivery of care using the recovery approach to provide therapeutic interventions as agreed as part of an ongoing and monitored supervisory framework.

About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Salary
£27,106 to £28,850 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)

Band
Band 3

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
367-AA&UC-101732

Job responsibilities

• Provide patients and their carers with a service that is culturally sensitive and gives due consideration to any special needs.
• To undertake and assist in the organisation of the day-to-day smooth running of department/ ward/unit/ service.
• Contributes towards the ongoing quality of service and care and identifies any risk issues in relation to the patients health and social care within an agreed and monitored supervisory framework.

Person Specification
Knowledge

• Essential: NVQ 3

Experience

• Essential: Some experience as a Band 2 HCA
• Essential: Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
• Essential: Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills
• Desirable: De-escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users

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.

Employer details
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Swift AMH, Harper Lane, Radlett, WD7 9HQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact:
Team Leader, Swift AMH, Sapna Kumar, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

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