Healthcare Assistant - CAMHS PICU

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health trust is looking for compassionate and enthusiastic Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to join their supportive team at the Meadow Unit. HCAs are crucial in providing 24/7 care to young people in a Mental Health Unit. Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities, patient monitoring, and maintaining a safe ward environment. Candidates with strong communication skills and a genuine interest in supporting young people will thrive in this role that offers opportunities for career progression and development.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discount across a wide range of shops

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Compassionate individuals who can work collaboratively with young people.
• Ability to handle complaints sensitively and effectively.
• Genuine interest and commitment to working with young people and their families.

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with daily activities like washing, dressing, and eating.
• Keeping an eye on patient conditions to ensure their comfort and safety.
• Interacting with patients and their families to provide reassurance and support.

Skills

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Patient support and motivation

Job description

Are you seeking a rewarding career and an opportunity for career progression?

Do you want an opportunity that would help support vulnerable young people?

We are looking for Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to join our energetic, friendly, supportive and caring team at the Meadow Unit.

HCAs are crucial to the running of our Mental Health Unit. They work alongside nurses, doctors, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, family therapists, and dieticians to provide 24/7 compassionate care to young people admitted to the our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for children and young people.

We provide care for young people with a range of difficulties including eating disorders, anxiety OCD, depression and bipolar mood disorders, unusual experiences and psychosis, trauma, self-harm, and relationship and attachment-based difficulties. Families are often contending with multiple and complex psycho-social difficulties, and we aim to take a holistic approach guided by evidence and best-practice.

We are seeking individuals who are compassionate and enthusiastic and who are able to work collaboratively with our service users and family during an acute phase of a young person's illness.

If you are looking for a career where you can develop yourself and grow within, or you are looking for a new opportunity, a career change and challenge we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Our CAMHS services are staffed by full multi-disciplinary teams including nurses, doctors, psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists, and supported by a variety of other professional colleagues.

As a Healthcare Assistant you'll contribute and participate in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care and treatment for people within a healthcare or community setting. You'll play a vital role in improving patients' wellbeing.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Personal Care: Assisting patients with daily activities like washing, dressing, and eating.
• Patient Monitoring: Keeping an eye on patient conditions to ensure their comfort and safety.
• Ward Environment: Helping to maintain a clean, welcoming, and safe environment on the ward.
• Communication: Interacting with patients and their families to provide reassurance and support.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to organise workload & time efficiently under supervision
• Ability to support & motivate patients

Skills

• Able to handle complaints sensitively and effectively
• Demonstrate a willingness to be involved in the induction of new staff and bank staff under supervision

Personal Qualities

• Ability to manage challenging behaviours and an emotional robustness
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Genuine interest and commitment to working with young people and their families.
• Able to maintain boundaries with the client group and their families

Experience

• Experience or Interest in providing care (e.g. child / elderly relative)

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

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Meadow Unit CAMHS PICU, Warenford Hospital

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum/pro-rata (with PICU Enhancement of £1475.00 per annum)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

267-OC6836669-A

Job locations

Meadow Unit CAMHS PICU, Warenford Hospital