Healthcare Assistant

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension up to 14.5%

Staff discounts

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a role in an older adult inpatient ward. The post involves assisting with patient care under supervision, developing plans of care and working with the multidisciplinary team to deliver a 7-day, 24-hour service.

The role emphasizes relationships with patients, relatives and carers, and requires flexibility to work with a range of duties within the band and setting. DBS and safeguarding are part of pre-employment checks.

Qualifications

• Maintain effective relationships with patients, relatives and carers.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to deliver care on an older adult ward.
• Assist with activities of daily living and personal care under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate individual care plans under supervision of a nurse.
• Record results in the appropriate format and report as required.
• Support management of patients including handling challenging behaviour with de‑escalation techniques.

Job description

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the professional team in providing care for patients in an older adult inpatient ward. Working from time to time without direct supervision but under the supervision of a qualified team member, you will implement and assist with the evaluation of individual plans of care for patients and in their management and care under the guidance of the ward manager.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hour a day service for 365 days a year working shifts as appropriate and as rostered.

Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.

Core Clinical Function

• Maintain effective relationships with patients, their relatives and other carers
• Maintain effective relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, Trust and other statutory and voluntary organisations
• Implement prescribed nursing care to patients, taking into account physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs
• Fulfil the role of Associate/Co Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician
• Report and record the results of implemented plans of care in the appropriate and agreed format
• Contribute to the management and support of patient who exhibit challenging behaviour. Participate in interventions relating to the management of violence and aggression including de-escalation techniques and the use of physical intervention (TASI techniques) as necessary, under the supervision of a qualified nurse
• Assist patients with Activities of Daily Living; including personal hygiene, dietary intake etc. with due regard to the philosophy of normalisation

Working for our organisation

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
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication

Benefits

• 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
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply.

If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish.

The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly; we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.

Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.