Full Time
Colchester
Posted 3 weeks ago

NHS Jobs

Job role: Health Care Assistant

Company name: NHS Jobs

Salary: £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year

Job Reference: C9364-25-0830

About the Job:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant to join the dynamic and exciting team at one of our CAMHS wards.

This is your chance to join a supportive team and gain essential skills and knowledge for your career in the health services.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.

Main duties of the job

1. To ensure that safe practice to be maintained, by a full awareness of Policies and Procedures regarding aspects of Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression

2. Promoting the recovery model of care and social inclusion

3. An awareness and to keep updated of the Care Quality commission standards

4. Aware of one own appearance, ensure the Trust uniform is worn correctly and is clean and presentable

5. The post holder will be prepared to work within the 24 hours service, 7 days per week, 365 days per year as per rota.

6. An understanding of the Mental Health Act/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLs) and (MCA) Mental Capacity Assessments.

7. Take responsibility to ensure all mandatory training is up to date

8. Aware of one’s own self-development needs and attend appropriate courses as agreed at appraisal.

9. Attend in-service and other training as required.

10. To be appraised once a year

11. Undertake clinical supervision to enhance practice

12. At all times be aware of the Trust’s ethos and maintaining of customer care standards

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

Season Ticket Loans
NHS discounts for staff
Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for undertaking assigned tasks that involve direct care in an adolescent ward setting. The post involves supporting young people in all aspects of their care including daily living needs as is outlined in the young peoples individualised care plan. The post holder is responsible for reporting any relevant changes in the young persons condition to the qualified staff.

The post holder will assist support of people with mental health needs and challenging behaviours, such as depression or psychosis, and working with young people who have likely felt or attempted suicidal. You will be required to provide person centred care and working, whilst supporting qualified staff to ensure the highest standards of care are upheld.

Young people, relatives, carers and other staff will find the post holder flexible, approachable and with a helpful and friendly disposition, upholding the ethos of EPUT of good customer care at all times with an awareness of own attitude at all times.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To ensure that safe practice to be maintained, by a full awareness of Policies and Procedures regarding aspects of Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression

2. Promoting the recovery model of care and social inclusion

3. An awareness and to keep updated of the Care Quality commission standards

4. Aware of one own appearance, ensure the Trust uniform is worn correctly and is clean and presentable

5. The post holder will be prepared to work within the 24 hours service, 7 days per week, 365 days per year as per rota.

6. An understanding of the Mental Health Act/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLs) and (MCA) Mental Capacity Assessments.

7. Take responsibility to ensure all mandatory training is up to date

8. Aware of ones own self-development needs and attend appropriate courses as agreed at appraisal.

9. Attend in-service and other training as required.

10. To be appraised once a year

11. Undertake clinical supervision to enhance practice

12. At all times be aware of the Trusts ethos and maintaining of customer care standards

13. Undertake any other appropriate duties as required.

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