Health Practitioner Assistant (ICRAS)

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care provider in Liverpool is seeking an experienced Health Practitioner Assistant/Health Care Assistant. The role involves delivering support to patients in a community setting, ensuring high standards of care aligned with organizational values. Candidates must hold NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and be capable of independent travel. Opportunities for skill development are available as part of a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to community-based patient care.

Benefits

Opportunities for development

Qualifications

• Health and social care experience or equivalent.
• Understanding of GDPR principles.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations.
• Able to work without direct supervision.
• Ability to undertake clinical interventions as per training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical care under supervision of a registered nurse.
• Work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure quality strategy delivery within designated area.
• Communicate sensitive information confidentially.

Skills

Prioritizing workload

Excellent communication skills

Planning own workload

Ability to work on own initiative

Confidential and sensitive manner

Travel for work purposes

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Practitioner Assistant/Health Care Assistant to join the Integrated Community Reablement Assessment Service (ICRAS)

NVQ Level 3 - Health & Social Care is an essential criteria

Candidates must be able to travel around the community setting independently (i.e.) Car driver

We have a number of posts working around South Sefton and Liverpool providing care and support for patients who require support with keeping them at home rather than admitting them to hospital or patients who have been in hospital and require support to ensure that their assessments for care are made in their own home rather than hospital.

We welcome all candidates that are committed to providing patients with high standards ofcareand work in line with Mersey Care values at all times in striving for perfect care.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn, develop and practice a variety of skills, as well as being a valued member of our exceptional multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 3 skills for patients as delegated by team leader or other qualified clinical staff.
• Offer advice to patients and carers on a wide range of health issues to include health promotion, lifestyle advice and self-care.
• Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader or Senior Nurse Practitioner
• Undertake basic patient observations.
• Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures.
• Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations.
• Communicate factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported back to the team leader.
• Demonstrate own role to new starters and students.
• Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment.

Communicate information to multi-disciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate. Undertake further training to gain skills in other areas.

Deliver patient care within essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and policies. Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records. Participate

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care and support under the supervision of a registered nurse to a defined population. Supported by a nurse practitioner, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership.

Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes

Person Specification

Knowledge/ Experience

• Previous health and social care experience or equivalent.
• Understanding of the principles of GDPR (Data Protection Act)
• Health and Safety
• Equality and Diversity
• Able to work without direct supervisor
• Able to plan own workload.
• Ability to undertake clinical interventions commensurate to training, competency and qualifications
• Able to work as a team member.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in health and social care.

Skills

• Ability to prioritise workload pro-actively
• Committed to raising standards in clinical areas
• Capable of working on own initiative
• Able to involve and listen to others
• Excellent developed oral and written. Communication skills
• Able to keep accurate written and electronic contemporaneous records
• Able to work in a confidential and sensitive manner
• Able to travel for work purposes.

Values

• Accountability
• Support
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet

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.

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Litherland Town Hall / Goodlass Road Hunts Cross

Litherland Town Hall / Goodlass Road Hunts Cross