Respiratory Support Worker

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board; Latton Bush; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is launching the HCA Academy to support onboarding, induction, education and experience for Health Care Assistants, Activity Coordinators, Peer Support Workers and Family Care Assistants as part of a 1 workforce model across our area.

Successful candidates will attend a 4 day face to face Induction Programme (Monday to Thursday) at the NHS Essex ICB Education Hub, Brentwood Community Hospital, with start dates aligned to available induction dates; after

Job description

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a compassionate and non-judgemental approach, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. They should be organised, reliable and able to recognise when a patient requires further clinical assessment or support. The role requires a strong commitment to patient-centred care, safeguarding, confidentiality, infection prevention and professional boundaries, with all duties undertaken in accordance with local policies, procedures and the individuals level of competence. The NHS Essex Integrated Care Board 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. HCA Academy, is an ICB initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation
Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT). The Academy supports the on boarding, induction, education and experience of our Health Care Assistants (HCAs), Activity Coordinators (ACs), Peer Support Workers (PSWs) and Family Care Assistants (FCAs), modelling a "one workforce" cross-system approach. To support this one workforce model, successful candidates appointed to this post will be required to attend our 4 day face to face Induction Programme (Monday to Thursday) at the NHS Essex ICB Education Hub, Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore align with one of the Academy induction dates available each month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process. The HCA Academy Induction Programme has been designed to train and support successful candidates through the early stages of their employment and provides opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and confidence within the role. Further information will be provided following
interview. Following completion of the Academy Induction Programme, our new starters will undertake EPUT's corporate and mandatory training programme. This will consist of a combination of face-to-face and virtual learning to support a successful transition into employment.