Healthcare Assistant

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Epsom; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Health Care Assistant at The Meadows, a service dedicated to supporting older adults with mental health needs. You'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality care, engaging with patients, and contributing to their recovery in a supportive team environment. This position offers the opportunity to develop your skills while making a positive impact on patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Ability to provide physical and psychological care.
• Understanding of the Mental Health Act principles.

Responsibilities

• Observe and report changes in patients' health.
• Provide physical care and assist with daily living activities.
• Participate in care planning and evaluation.

Skills

Observational skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant to join The Meadows. This is a 24/7 service with 24 beds available for the care of people over the age of 65. The Meadows is a busy unit, where a friendly and enthusiastic team aims to provide holistic assessment and treatment for older adults with dementia or organic mental health issues, caused by medical or physical diseases rather than psychiatric illness. The Meadows is located on the former West Park Hospital Site in Epsom.

As a healthcare assistant at The Meadows, you will help improve lives by ensuring the delivery of high-quality, caring services that contribute positively to the care pathway of patients admitted during the acute phase of their illness.

Your role involves providing physical and psychological care according to clinical care plans and supporting carers. You will assist the team in developing and achieving ward and organizational objectives, participate in staff meetings, and engage in training and development activities to keep your skills and knowledge current.

Responsibilities include:

1. Observing, reporting, and recording changes in patients' physical, mental health, and behavior.
2. Providing care to service users as planned in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
3. Working in accordance with the principles of the Mental Health Act (MHA).
4. Communicating clearly via telephone or in person.
5. Providing physical care to assist with daily living activities such as personal hygiene, diet, clothing, environment, elimination, and supporting rest, sleep, and activity, including physical observations.
6. Offering social activities, emotional support, and stability to service users while maintaining professional boundaries.
7. Contributing to assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
8. Building and maintaining professional supportive relationships with colleagues, other professionals, and agencies to promote recovery.
9. Carrying out escort duties under the direction of the nurse in charge.
10. Participating in co-facilitation of therapeutic and social engagement group work as required.
11. Undertaking prescribed physical observations (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight, height) and reporting results to the nurse in charge.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with learning disabilities in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively involve service users and communities in improving mental wellbeing and collaborate closely with NHS and voluntary sector organizations to support people and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county just 30 minutes from Central London and the South Coast, with historic towns, countryside, and excellent transport links, including nearby Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts once sufficient applications are received. We look forward to your application!

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Walda Kaye
Job Title: Ward Manager
Email: [e-mail]