Healthcare Assistant in a High Dependency Unit

Options for Care; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health recovery service in Birmingham is looking for a Care Assistant to join their High Dependency unit. The role involves assisting in the assessment and implementation of care plans, providing personal care, and monitoring patients' health. A commitment to compassionate interactions with service users is essential. This position offers a competitive salary, generous leave, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary with enhancements

Annual leave and bank holidays

Health cash plan

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to service users.
• Assist in implementing individual care and therapeutic programmes.
• Monitor patients' vital signs and promote wellbeing.
• Support management of patients' care plans.

Skills

Effective communication

Team working

Willingness to learn

High sense of responsibility

Positive attitude

Job description

Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a care assistant to join our new High Dependency unit as a Healthcare Assistant working 157.5 hours every 4 weeks. You will need to be flexible to work days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. The individual will assist in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of our service users under the guidance of qualified nurses. You will assist in supporting service users to engage in social/therapeutic activities, and promote effective relationships which address spirituality, diversity and equality in accordance with our organisation's mission, values, vision and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and instruction to patients to explain any procedures being undertaken.
• Follow individual care and therapeutic programmes for patients under the supervision of a registered nurse.
• Support care plans – help patients reach recovery goals, maintain activities of daily living (ADLs), attend appointments and develop coping strategies.
• Support registered nurses in physical health monitoring, including patients' vital signs, drug or alcohol screening, and promoting wellbeing (when appropriately trained).
• Be supportive and communicative with patients and colleagues.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings.
• Ensure patients are treated with care and compassion at all times and that privacy and dignity are respected and maintained.
• Report any change or deviation from the planned care package to registered nurses.
• Be informed and aware of patients' clinical condition and individual circumstances to ensure care and comfort of service users.
• Provide patients with personal care.
• Support in maintaining and promoting health and safety within the work environment.
• Support and promote patient management of their Section 17 leave of the Mental Health Act.
• Assist in the maintenance of ward cleanliness and tidiness and adhere to infection control policies and procedures.

What we’d like from you

• Effective communication
• Team working
• Willingness to learn
• High sense of responsibility
• A positive attitude and passion for high-quality care and support

What we’d like to give you

• Competitive salary – in excess of NHS agenda for change pay scales
• Generous enhancements for night and weekend work
• ‘Recommend a friend’ payments of up to £500, payable on successful completion of the probationary period
• Health & Wellbeing
• Up to 30 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (based on length of service)
• Corporate health cash plan providing cash back for day-to-day healthcare costs such as dental, optical and health screening
• Professional/Clinical – Targeted learning and development; comprehensive and ongoing professional training and development supported by Options for Care Learning and Development Co-ordinator
• Structured clinical supervision/reflective practice
• Management supervision/appraisal process

Others

• Positive working environment in a service identified by the CQC as Good
• Full and supportive multi-disciplinary team
• Funded DBS
• Additional leave after one year’s service for your birthday
• Annual pay reviews

About us

Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge.

We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.

Mission Realising Potential

Vision We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.

Values

• The individual is at the heart of everything we do.
• We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
• We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting differences, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.

How to apply

To apply for this role or for more information please email [e-mail]

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorships for this role so you will be required to have the valid right to work.