Healthcare Assistant

ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Harlow; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

NHS pension

Blue LightCard discounts

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join the Adult Inpatient Service at the Derwent Centre, Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. The role supports a 24/7 rostering pattern within Chelmer Ward, a 16-bed female acute inpatient area.

Under supervision of qualified staff you will assist with planned care, undertake monitoring, and help plan activities while ensuring documentation is up to date.

Qualifications

• Co-Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician.
• Deliver planned care to service users identified by the nominated professional.
• Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patient's health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training).
• Assist senior staff in the planning and delivery of therapeutic and social activities for patients in the clinical area.
• Participate, where appropriate, in the initial assessment of the service user's problems, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions, as required, ensuring that the service users physical, psychological and social needs are taken into account at all times.
• Deliver effective individualised care in response to service user's needs under the supervision of the nominated professional, providing a range of supportive interventions
• Ensure clear and concise documentation of individual service user care in all service user's files and that these are stored according to local policy.
• Observe and report changes in the service user's physical condition or mental health to the nominated professional.
• Contribute to the management and support of patient who exhibit challenging behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Assist with inpatient care on Chelmer Ward, a 16-bed female adult acute inpatient ward.
• Support the multi-professional team in providing care for patients in an inpatient environment.
• Attend 5‑day induction programme at MSEICS Education Hub and participate in flexible rostering for 24/7 care.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join the Adult Inpatient Service at the Derwent Centre, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. Chelmer Ward is a 16 bedded Female Adult Acute inpatient ward. The role will be to assist the multi-professional team in providing care for patients in an in-patient environment. Under supervision of qualified team members, you will also implement and assist with the evaluation of individual plans of care. It is a requirement of this position to participate in a flexible rostering arrangement to provide 24-hour care, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

• To fulfil the role of Co-Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician.
• To deliver planned care to service users identified by the nominated professional.
• Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patient's health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse , temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening ( after appropriate training).
• Assist senior staff in the planning and delivery of therapeutic and social activities for patients in the clinical area.
• To participate, where appropriate, in the initial assessment of the service user's problems, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions, as required, ensuring that the service users physical, psychological and social needs are taken into account at all times.
• To deliver effective individualised care in response to service user's needs under the supervision of the nominated professional, providing a range of supportive interventions
• To ensure clear and concise documentation of individual service user care in all service user's files and that these are stored according to local policy.
• Observe and report changes in the service user's physical condition or mental health to the nominated professional.
• Contribute to the management and support of patient who exhibit challenging behaviour.

Please see job description for full duties for this role. Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.

• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

  The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our population's health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an IC…

To support this 'one workforce model' the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our 5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSEICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process. Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.