Health Care Assistant - Swift Ward

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Ham; Sur place; GBP 20 000 - 23 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health Care Assistant on Swift Ward to support patients with mental health and learning disability care plans. The role requires NVQ 3 and prior Band 2 HCA experience; supervision by registered staff ensures safe patient care and accurate records.

You will contribute to care delivery, participate in daily ward organisation, and engage in recovery-oriented interventions while maintaining compassionate, culturally sensitive

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 qualification required.
• Experience as a Band 2 HCA preferred.
• Ability to follow unit policies and protocols.

Responsabilités

• Provide direct patient care under supervision.
• Co-ordinate care for a caseload with mental health needs.
• Assist in implementing care plans and recording notes.
• Maintain a safe ward environment and feed back safety concerns.

Connaissances

Communication

Verbal presentation

Unit procedures

Clinical observations

Task organisation

Formation

NVQ 3

Description du poste

Health Care Assistant on Swift Ward, part of the Mental Health/Learning Disability Care Team at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder gives direct patient care under the supervision of registered staff, helping deliver care plans, keeping the ward environment safe and recording concerns. The work covers people with mental health problems, including severe, enduring mental illness, and people with a learning disability, with NVQ training provided. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

What the job involves

• Undertake a range of duties under monitored supervision, involving direct patient care, as agreed by unit policies and protocols
• Assist in coordinating care delivery for a caseload of patients with mental health problems, including severe enduring mental illness and learning disability
• Work with the directorate, the psychiatric and learning disability multidisciplinary team, patients and community agencies as instructed
• Monitor the physical environment for safety and suitability for therapeutic work, and feed back concerns to registered practitioners
• Keep informed about patients' psychological, social, physical and spiritual needs
• Take an active part in care and rehabilitation, as set out in plans determined by registered practitioners
• Report concerns and keep timely, contemporaneous written clinical records for sign-off by a registered practitioner
• Contribute to care using the recovery approach and agreed therapeutic interventions
• Provide a culturally sensitive service that gives due consideration to special needs
• Help organise the day-to-day running of the ward, unit or service
• Contribute to the quality of care and identify risks to patients' health and social care

What's required

Qualifications

• NVQ 3

Experience

• Some experience as a Band 2 HCA

Skills & knowledge

• Recognising and reflecting on barriers to effective communication, and adapting communication in response
• Good verbal presentation skills
• Knowledge of unit procedures
• Knowledge of competency-based clinical observations
• Organising day-to-day tasks from an agreed work plan

Nice to have

• De-escalation in managing verbal aggression from disturbed service users

What's offered

• Ongoing supervision, training and development through the NVQ framework