Senior Healthcare Support Worker (NHS AfC: Band 3) - Older Adults Home Treatment Team - Lincoln[...]

Main area Older Adults Home Treatment Team Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options maybe available) Job ref 274-11447-OA

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Witham Court Town North Hykeham Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

The senior health care support worker will work alongside the registered nurse and other senior health care support workers offering support and implementing care under the direction of the registered nurses. The older adults home treatment team is a 365-day working service. A full driving licence is required for this post, as it is a community-based service, covering the whole of the county.

As a senior health care support worker you will be supporting our service users with recovery-focused psychological interventions. This may include supporting the person with activities, daily planning, getting out and about, encouraging self-care, monitoring physical health, talking and spending quality time with the person. Our senior health care support workers are an important part of the home treatment team.

Due to the UKVI immigration changes, we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of high-quality care within the home environment through involvement in the implementation of patient care.

Promote equality for all service users. Participate in recreational and physical activities with our service users, promoting mental health recovery. Undertaking physical observations such as recording blood pressure, carrying out ECGs, and routine bloods (though training will be offered if these skills are not present).

Ensuring accurate records are kept. Demonstrate awareness of the service users and care perspective on the provision of treatment and continuing care. Being able to work on your own initiative as necessary and report to the nurses.

This role may involve occasions where the senior healthcare support worker will need to work autonomously under the support of the home treatment team. See the job description for more in-depth information.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you, which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

• Competitive annual leave allowance

• Car leasing scheme

• Free eye tests

• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Get in touch today:

Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Pam Palmer, via email at pam.palmer@nhs.net or by telephone at 01522 508314.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT.
• NVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent
• NVQ level 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement.
• Training in mental health awareness or other training relevant to this post
• Training in mental health awareness or any other training relevant to this post
• NVQ 2 in Dementia Care or equivalent

Experience

• Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a nursing assistant grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting
• Knowledge of risk assessment principles
• Experience in providing support for people in the community
• Experience of working with people with mental health needs
• Experience in providing support for people in the community
• Experience of working with people with mental health needs

Skills

• Effective communication with service user, other members of the team and outside agencies
• A patient and empathic approach. Clear and accurate clinical note keeping
• Quick decision making skills- calm approach and have the ability to liaise and consult with others colleagues if required
• Plan and organise their day and ensure that their whereabouts are known

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.