Health Care Assistant- Band 3- Crisis Intervention Team Older People

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A Healthcare Assistant is needed to join the Crisis Intervention Team for Older People, helping in community-based mental health crises with person-centred care and close supervision by a Registered Clinician.

The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team, providing compassionate support, and participating in development of high-quality care, including night and weekend shifts across the service area.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and motivated in caring for older adults.
• Willingness to work night and weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care under supervision of a Registered Clinician.
• Document observations and actions as directed.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team (Nurses, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists).
• Support individuals experiencing acute mental health crises with person-centred care.

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a compassionate and motivated Healthcare Assistant to join the Crisis Intervention Team for Older People. The Crisis Intervention Team is currently in a period of expansion which has seen the team move to 24 hour Crisis support, increased access to the Acute Community Service and the exciting development of four Community Crisis Beds. This is a rewarding opportunity to support individuals experiencing acute mental health crises and help them receive safe, responsive, and person-centred care within the community. Healthcare Assistants are essential in helping patients through difficult chapters of their lives, providing trust and being trusted, as well as being an integral part of a patients' journey, giving hope and support. You will be carrying out assigned tasks involving direct care in support of and supervised by a Registered Clinician and participate in the development and implementation of high quality care. We are looking for a caring individual with a passion for mental health care with Older Adults, who is able to work shifts including night and weekend work.

• As a Healthcare Asissitant, you will work alongside Nurses, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists and other mental health professionals to provide high-quality care and emotional support to service users during periods of crisis
• You will have a flexible approach to mental health care which will enable you to establish the best possible ways to care for individuals experiencing mental health difficulties.
• You will be working strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols to promote positive mental/physical/nutritional health with patients.
• You will implement clinical tasks in care packages/care plans, document observations and actions as directed by a registered healthcare professional.
• You will participate with other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in providing a programme of care and to change the patients recovery.
• You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice and training on a regular basis.
  We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.