Physical Health Care Assistant - Community & Clinic Support

Bsmhft; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Physical Health Care Assistant to support physical health care for adults with serious mental illness. The role involves monitoring health indicators, venepuncture and ECGs, and coordinating with GPs and other clinicians.

You will work across hospital and community settings with a focus on promoting healthy lifestyles and engaging service users in appropriate health services. Experience in mental health care is advantageous.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent).
• Experience providing direct care or support within health or social care.
• Ability to work flexibly and independently within community services.
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Previous experience within mental health services.
• Venepuncture and ECG competencies.
• Knowledge of physical health inequalities affecting people living with severe mental illness.
• Experience using NHS clinical record systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist in service users’ care to encourage recovery and wellbeing in hospital and community settings.
• Assess service users for basic health parameters (core physiological measures).
• Plan, organise and lead groups independently in the community (smoking cessation/exercise/healthy lifestyle).
• Maintain records and validate with a registered staff member.
• Monitor service users in groups and report concerns to physiotherapy, GP, or senior nursing staff.
• Support service users to make healthy lifestyle choices and signpost to community services.
• Involve in treatment progress planning and reviews.
• Use ECG equipment and provide trace readings for medical staff.

Skills

Flexible working

Independent working

Literacy & numeracy

IT skills

Venepuncture

ECG competencies

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Tools

NHS clinical record systems

Job description

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Physical Health Care Assistant to support physical health care for adults with serious mental illness. The role involves monitoring health indicators, venepuncture and ECGs, and coordinating with GPs and other clinicians.

You will work across hospital and community settings with a focus on promoting healthy lifestyles and engaging service users in appropriate health services. Experience in mental health care is advantageous.