• Job Description

  Req#: C9367-25-0211?language=en&page=629&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We currently have opportunities to join the Bank working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT). In particular we are looking for temporary staff to work as and when required often at short notice at Band 3 level, within Colchester, Essex

  The post holder will work in close collaboration with other professionals, including the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team (Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Allied Health Professionals and Arts Therapies) in implementing care plans that promote service user empowerment through the process. The post holder, with the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team will provide high quality, individualised care, which addresses the needs of the service users and meets individual health needs

  Please view JD/PS attached

  Main duties of the job

  Main Duties & responsibilities

  To supervise or assist service-users with personal hygiene requirements including bathing, washing and toileting, where required

  Be fully conversant with the risk assessment and risk management care plans of each Service User

  Ensure that the statutory requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed and applied

  As a team member support colleagues, and where necessary, ensure that they are aware of each individuals management program in relation to security / risk behaviours

  Promote Service User empowerment in all aspects of their care

  To supervise or assist during meal times service users and to report any eating difficulties to registered staff

  To assist with occupational and rehabilitation therapies including sports, shopping and social activities when required, in support of registered staff

  To assist in admission procedures, transfers and discharge of service users including the safekeeping of relevant personal property.

  To assist in maintaining record charts such as nursing observation, fluid balance, weight, temperature, pulse and respirations

  To work in support of registered staff in all forms of group and individual therapy

  About us

  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission

  Our family of over 4,000 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.

  Date posted

  20 February 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,071 a year p.a pro rata

  Contract

  Bank

  Working pattern

  Flexible working

  Reference number

  367-BANK-HCA-13-Essex

  Job locations

  Lexden Hospital, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4DB

  Colchester

  CO3 4DB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  Implement agreed plans of care and therapeutic interventions under the guidance of registered practitioners supported by on-going supervision and support.

  Contribute to the monitoring of the physical environment ensuring that it is safe and conducive to the therapeutic work of the unit.

  Contribute towards the ongoing quality of service and care and identify any risk issues in within an agreed and monitored supervisory framework.

  Provide support to service users in all elements of their daily living where appropriate.

  Carry out practical tasks, identified as part of the service users care plan alongside completion of supportive observations.

  Accurately monitor and provide timely feedback on agreed care strategies and interventions to registered practitioners to support the evaluation of their success.

  Improve the lives of people with a learning disability by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.

  Advocate for and promote a positive image of people with a learning disability.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  Implement agreed plans of care and therapeutic interventions under the guidance of registered practitioners supported by on-going supervision and support.

  Contribute to the monitoring of the physical environment ensuring that it is safe and conducive to the therapeutic work of the unit.

  Contribute towards the ongoing quality of service and care and identify any risk issues in within an agreed and monitored supervisory framework.

  Provide support to service users in all elements of their daily living where appropriate.

  Carry out practical tasks, identified as part of the service users care plan alongside completion of supportive observations.

  Accurately monitor and provide timely feedback on agreed care strategies and interventions to registered practitioners to support the evaluation of their success.

  Improve the lives of people with a learning disability by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.

  Advocate for and promote a positive image of people with a learning disability.

  Person Specification

  QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

  Essential

  • Educated to NQV level 3 or equivalent

  PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

  Essential

  • Knowledge of common physical, mental and emotional health needs experienced by people with a learning disability.

  GENERAL

  Essential

  • Flexible approach to work
  • Ability to undertake mandatory physical intervention training and utilise these skills in the workplace
  • Knowledge of common physical, mental and emotional health needs experienced by people with a learning disability
  • Evidence of a positive value base in supporting people with a learning disability with their mental and physical ill health
  • Able to positively support people with a learning disability to communicate effectively
  • Skill and confidence to verbally de-escalate service users who may exhibit violence and aggression

  Person Specification

  QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

  Essential

  • Educated to NQV level 3 or equivalent

  PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

  Essential

  • Knowledge of common physical, mental and emotional health needs experienced by people with a learning disability.

  GENERAL

  Essential

  • Flexible approach to work
  • Ability to undertake mandatory physical intervention training and utilise these skills in the workplace
  • Knowledge of common physical, mental and emotional health needs experienced by people with a learning disability
  • Evidence of a positive value base in supporting people with a learning disability with their mental and physical ill health
  • Able to positively support people with a learning disability to communicate effectively
  • Skill and confidence to verbally de-escalate service users who may exhibit violence and aggression

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Lexden Hospital, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4DB

  Colchester

  CO3 4DB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Lexden Hospital, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4DB

  Colchester

  CO3 4DB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

Notice