Healthcare Assistant

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cottingham is seeking two enthusiastic band 3 healthcare assistants to join their multi-disciplinary team. The role involves supporting individuals in a mental health setting, requiring excellent communication and empathetic skills. Candidates must hold a health-related NVQ Level 3 qualification or show willingness to obtain one. Opportunities for further development and training are available within this supportive environment, recognizing the importance of diversity and equality in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of a range of common long term health conditions.
• Experience of caring for someone with a long term condition or at end of life.

Responsibilities

• Provide and receive routine information requiring reassurance and empathy.
• Support patients throughout their admission including during crises.
• Undertake basic physical testing and report significant findings.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication and listening skills

Sufficient IT skills

Good organisational skills

Education

Health related NVQ Level 3 qualification

Job description

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

To comply with safeguarding regulations we are only able to accept applicants from candidates who are over 18.

Mill View Court Unit are looking to recruit two enthusiastic band 3 healthcare assistants to join our established multi-disciplinary team.

Mill View Court is a 15 bedded mixed sex assessment unit which offers service users intensive, high quality, personal centred interventions and assessment utilising a trauma informed model/approach.

The successful candidate must be committed, motivated and have an empathetic and understanding approach to the people who access our service. They need to have an appropriate level of self-awareness and the ability to utilise their initiative when working with often complex and challenging situations.

The successful candidate will be given regular supervision, guidance and support. There will be opportunities for further development and training.

Main duties of the job

Mill View Court is a 15 bedded mixed unit which provides assessment and intervention for people experiencing increased mental health difficulties.

As part of the forever adapting role the successful candidate will be required to:

• Provide and receive routine information requiring reassurance, empathy and de‑escalation skills.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills when managing individuals with complex needs.
• To support patients throughout their admission including supporting individuals during their crisis period
• Support individuals in completing relevant assessment paperwork such as Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tool, Recovering and Quality of Life alongside physical health assessments such as the Health Improvement Profile.
• To help facilitate therapeutic intervention and distraction techniques for our service users.
• To undertake basic physical testing using the National Early Warning Score tool and report any significant findings to the nurse in charge.
• To maintain up to date knowledge and skills relevant to the field of practice.
• Work effectively as part of the multi‑disciplinary team and report any concerns to the nurse in charge - including a change in a patient's presentation which may be observed through observation or supportive engagements.
• To recognise and respond to emergency situations accordingly

About us

We are anaward winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale & Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of patients and service users.

To find out about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services

You'll join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialities to change lives daily. We're extremely proud of our Trust community, knowing you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team 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.

Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications, Education & Training

• To possess a health related NVQ Level 3 qualification or demonstrate willingness to work towards one
• Basic understanding of a range of common long term health conditions.

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of caring for someone with a long term condition or at end of life

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent verbal communication and listening skills with patients/colleagues/carers
• Sufficient IT skills to learn the systems required for clinical recording, incident reporting and equipment / stock ordering
• Good organisational skills

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.