Healthcare Assistant

Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a care assistant to join our new High Dependency unit as a Healthcare Assistant working 157.5 hours every 4 weeks. You will need to be flexible to work days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

The individual will assist in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of our service users under the guidance of qualified nurses. You will assist in supporting service users to engage in social/therapeutic activities, promotion of effective relationships which enable and address spirituality, diversity and equality in accordance to our organisation s mission, values, vision and legislation.

• Provide advice and instruction to patients to explain any procedures being undertaken
• Follow individual care and therapeutic programmes for patients under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Support care plans to help patients reach recovery goals, maintain ADLs, attend appointments and develop coping strategies
• Support registered nurses in physical health monitoring, including patients  vital signs, drug/alcohol screening and promoting wellbeing (when appropriately trained)
• Be supportive and communicative with patients and colleagues
• Attend and participate in staff meetings
• Ensure at all times patients are treated with care and compassion
• Ensure that privacy and dignity of patients is respected and maintained at all times
• Report any change or deviation from planned care package to registered nurses
• Be informed and aware of the patient s clinical condition and individual circumstances to ensure the care and comfort of service users
• Provide patients with personal care
• Support in maintaining and promoting health and safety within the work environment
• Support and promote patient management of their Section 17 leave of the Mental Health Act
• Assist in the maintenance of ward cleanliness and tidiness and adhere to infection control policy and procedures at all times

Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.

Vision We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.

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 differences, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.

For further information about the main responsibilities of the Healthcare Assistant, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

• Completed NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
• Evidence of appropriate post graduate learning
• Care Certificate (Completed, or working towards)
• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

• 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
• Experience with in 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

• Basic Keyboard Skills
• Effective Communication, both verbal and non-verbal
• 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
• Evidence of supporting families and carers

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.

Pay rate starting from £12.25