• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Health Care Support Worker - Band 3 - PICU, Harplands Hospital:

  There is an exciting opportunity to work as a Health Care Support Worker Band 3 within PICU, Harplands Hospital. We are searching for extra special Health Care Support Workers who have experience, passion and pride when caring forpatients and this vacancy would suit someone who is looking for an exciting opportunity and wants to work on an Adult Acute Inpatient Ward. As a Trust we offer flexible working ie. early, late, night and twilight shifts.

  The Unit opened in October 2019 to 6 beds, our PICU has state of the art facilities that offer the highest level of care. We work alongside a Trauma Informed Model of Care and treat patients individually. All our team members are trained to deliver comprehensive mental state assessment and psychological evidence based interventions as well as de-escalation techniques.

  The post is based at the Harplands Hospital and we offer free parking to all staff as well encouraging staff to develop their careers and we support the Training Nurse Associate and Nurse Apprentice schemes. There is also an opportunity to obtain your Mental Health Certificate.

  Main duties of the job

  To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users.

  • To promote and support the physical health, comfort, wellbeing and recovery of service-users, and to assist them in re-establishing their place in the community, as appropriate.
  • To assist Registered Professionals in assessments and care planning/ implementation and evaluation of individualized care plans.
  • To provide support and day-to-day supervision to junior staff members, demonstrating the Health Care Support Worker role and role modelling good practice.

  About us

  AWARDED TRUST OF THE YEAR

  Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our team prides themselves on compassion, team work and resilience.

  The Team will offer a full induction package.

  Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it. To excel you will be an enthusiastic, caring and compassionate person who is looking to work within a Trust that is ambitious to perform well and has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it is the fastest improving Mental Health Trust in the Country.

  In return we offer;

  A competitive progressive salary

  We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)

  Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers and discounts

  Individual Personal Development Plan and Career Progression including potential to complete further education/development ie. Training Nurse Associate or Nurse Apprentice Schemes.

  Excellent pension scheme available

  27- 33 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)

  Free parking

  Date posted

  03 August 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  232-AUC-5514610

  Job locations

  Harplands Hospital

  Stoke on Trent

  ST4 6TH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
  • Regularly reports and effectively communicates service-users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. (query blending the above two first is about patients/public, second is healthcare staff)
  • Relates appropriately with service-users, carer's, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
  • At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
  • Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
  • At all times minimizes risks to self and others by undertaking safe working practices.
  • At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
  • Works with other Trust services to promote seamless service-user person centred care from referral/admission, to transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
  • Responsible for contribution towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users.

  We are keen to show you any of our services and provide an opportunity to meet some team members, if you would like to arrange an informal visit prior to making an application please email joannel.sherwin@combined.nhs.uk

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
  • Regularly reports and effectively communicates service-users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. (query blending the above two first is about patients/public, second is healthcare staff)
  • Relates appropriately with service-users, carer's, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
  • At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
  • Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
  • At all times minimizes risks to self and others by undertaking safe working practices.
  • At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
  • Works with other Trust services to promote seamless service-user person centred care from referral/admission, to transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
  • Responsible for contribution towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users.

  We are keen to show you any of our services and provide an opportunity to meet some team members, if you would like to arrange an informal visit prior to making an application please email joannel.sherwin@combined.nhs.uk

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • oNVQ 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE's or Functional Skills)

  Experience

  Essential

  • oExperience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • oNVQ 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE's or Functional Skills)

  Experience

  Essential

  • oExperience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

  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

  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

  North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

  Address

  Harplands Hospital

  Stoke on Trent

  ST4 6TH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

  Address

  Harplands Hospital

  Stoke on Trent

  ST4 6TH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (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.

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