Senior Health Care Assistant

NHS; Hebden Bridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated community team as a Senior Health Care Assistant at NHS. This role involves supporting individuals with learning disabilities and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality nursing care. Candidates should possess a strong commitment to patient support and be flexible in meeting the needs of service users in the Hebden Bridge area.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates excellent customer care skills.
• Must be willing to undertake Trust mandatory training.
• A current driving licence and access to a car during work hours is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the assessment and implementation of care plans for individuals with learning disabilities.
• Work collaboratively with service users and the multidisciplinary team.
• Implement evidence-based clinical nursing support.

Skills

Excellent customer care skills

Flexibility

Safe decision-making

Empathy

Excellent interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Observation skills

Education

GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in Maths and English

Apprenticeship level 3 in Health & Social Care

Care Certificate

Job description

Go back South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Senior Health Care Assistant

The closing date is 27 June 2025

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity? We are invitingapplications for an experienced band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join the CalderdaleLearning Disabilities Nursing Team. Theteam is a multi-disciplinary team that provides specialisthealth support to both individuals, and their wider support networks. Theadministrative base is in the vibrant town of Hebden Bridge.

The team is multi-disciplinary and provides specialisthealth support to both individuals, and their wider support networks. The teamworks agilely and covers the Calderdale locality. The work is varied and willgive the right candidate the chance to develop a range of skills workingalongside team colleagues in IST, occupational therapy, speech & languagetherapy, physiotherapy, psychology, psychiatry and admin.

An interest andor/experience in working creatively with people with a learning disabilityand/or Autism Spectrum would be an advantage.

You will need to be a car driver and have the use of a vehicle toundertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties given thegeographical area.

If you think you can help usachieve our mission and you relate to our values, we look forward to yourapplication. If you would like any more information, please contact: Nicola Futcher on 07557 565844 or 01422 393841for more information.

Main duties of the job

Weare seeking to recruit someone who matches our values and who can support us tocontinue to provide high standards of care and support, Thepost is a key role within the LD Community nursing team and the widerCalderdale LD health team.

This is anopportunity to work in a community team supporting the nurses and wider team todeliver evidence based clinical nursing support by supporting the assessmentand information gathering and implementation of care plans.

Clinicalnursing team support aims to assess and meet the varying needs of individualswith a learning disability. This results in improving health status andreducing the health inequalities. The postholder also holds a key role insupporting health promotion to ensure a health preventative approach wherepossible.

We welcomecreative practice, you will expected to work autonomously, with the appropriatesupport and guidance.

Work collaboratively with service users and their carers as well as otherprofessionals.

Developingmeaningful therapeutic relationships ensuring care is positive and safety ismaintained.

Visa sponsorship under the Health and Care Worker visa route canonly be considered if the prorated salary meets the minimum threshold of£25,000, as required by the UK Visas and Immigration. For Band 3 roles, onlyfull-time positions at the top of the pay scale meet this threshold. Therefore,sponsorship may not be possible depending on salary increment placement andworking hours.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

Thisis an opportunity to work in a community team having a strong focus on workingcollaboratively with service users, families, carers and colleagues todeliver evidence based clinical nursing support by supporting theassessment and information gathering to carry out identified holistic careplans and implement these into practice.

For full job description, please see attached supportingdocuments.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to befully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Person Specification

Special Knowledge & Skills

• As appropriate to the role:
• Demonstrates excellent customer care skills.
• Enthusiastic, able to work flexibly on a 24hr shift pattern to meet the needs of service users.
• Demonstrates safe decision making skills commensurate with role.
• Knows responsibilities regarding confidentiality and trust.
• Resilience to pressure and exposure to emotional, distressing or hazardous situations eg, verbal aggression, body fluids, etc.
• Non-judgemental, empathetic manner.
• Demonstrates Trust Values.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good administration and organisational skills.
• Able to use observation skills to identify potential services user, environmental etc. risks and act appropriately.
• Able to fulfil the requirements of the value based induction.
• Language skills other than English.
• Experience of supervising/inducting others.

Experience

• In providing personal care and related procedures for those with health/social needs.
• In working in a caring environment at a band 2 or equivalent level of competence.
• In dealing with the public.
• In working as an effective team member.
• Of demonstrating own duties.
• Ability to work effectively, professionally and independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• In demonstrating initiative, decision-making and prioritisation skills.
• Evidence of a commitment to user/carer involvement.

Training

• Must be willing/able to undertake all appropriate Trust mandatory training requirements, and subsequent refresher training relevant to the area.
• Must be willing/able to undergo job development and training.
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of service user safety, eg, Prevention & management of violence & aggression, moving and handling, etc.

Personal Attributes

• Responsive attitude and approach.
• Dress appropriately for the environment.
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

Qualifications

• GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in Maths and English or equivalent.
• Apprenticeship level 3 or equivalent eg, RQF(regulated Qualification Framework)NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Or, level 2 qualification with the ability to demonstrate competencies at level 3.
• Care Certificate or required to achieve within 12 weeks of commencement.
• Level 4 units in Health & Social Care.
• Experience of the speciality area.
• Willingness to undertake further study towards level 4 qualification.

Physical Attributes

• A satisfactory sickness record over previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary).

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

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust