Job summary
- Main area
- MHSOP
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday to Friday 9-5 hours
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 346-DDM-032-24
- Employer
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Auckland Park Hospital
- Town
- Bishop Auckland
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/06/2024
Employer heading
AHP Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are currently looking for an enthusiastic support worker to join our Care Home Liaison Hub Team in Bishop Auckland. The post holder will work with the hub team and alongside the wider Community Teams for older people within County Durham and Darlington, delivering physiotherapy and speech and language therapy (SLT) interventions.
A key focus of this role will be to support multidisciplinary working with the wider community team to help embed SLT and physiotherapy provision. As a support worker, after a period of training you will be expected to assist, deliver and review interventions to patients, care staff and families.
The post holder should be motivated and excited by the opportunity to represent the SLT and physiotherapy service, where our role and input are valued as part of the patient’s holistic care planning. The post holder will have previous experience of working with older people. You will also have excellent organisational, verbal, literacy, computing and observational skills.
As a new member of staff, you will have support to develop your role through access to regular appraisal, quality clinical and management supervision, and excellent training & development programmes.
Main duties of the job
- Works with registered AHP therapists, assisting in patient assessments, treatment/therapy and monitoring of interventions.
- Assist the Physiotherapist with hands on patient moving and handling and supporting and reviewing exercise plans formed by physio and patient.
- Information gathering to help produce communication aids and production of these aids to support the patients communication with care staff, family, professionals etc.
- Review current interventions and plans in place.
- Engage in daily team huddles.
- Access regular clinical and management supervision.
- Complete annual appraisals and work towards goals and objectives set.
Working for our organisation
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic Band 3 Support Worker to work alongside the physio and SLT AHP's in our team. The Care Home Liaison Hub Team is based within mental health services for older people covering the 116 care home within County Durham and Darlington and is based in Auckland Park Hospital, Bishop Auckland.
The multi-disciplinary team works with older people with a behaviour that challenges likely relating to a cognitive impairment, and their families to deliver non pharmacological interventions to the patient.
We are looking for a support worker who works closely with the physio and SLT AHP who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to support in the delivery of creative, imaginative solutions to delivering interventions to our older people, carers and families.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
- Works with delegated service users who remain the responsibility of the registered AHP therapist, reporting back in a timely and appropriate manner. Patients may demonstrate behaviours that challenge or have difficult family situations of relevance.
- Delivers therapeutic interventions, designed by registered staff, to groups or individuals, observing and monitoring service user progress and making adjustments to interventions (within established protocols).
- Encourages patients/carers in a compassionate manner, to actively participate in their own therapy to support them in achieving their identified goals.
- Provides information and practical advice, within scope of own competency, to patients and carers.
- Participates in health promotion activities
- Provides information and updates at clinical meetings on service user progress, under the guidance of a registered AHP therapist.
- Responsible for recognising the signs of service user harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, identifying issues regarding the safeguarding of adults who may be at risk and reporting all such concerns in accordance with Trust Safeguarding procedures.
- Responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records using PARIS/CITO or other electronic systems approved by the Trust and in accordance with the Trust and professional record keeping standard
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of paid or voluntary work with people with mental health conditions or learning disabilities
Desirable criteria
- Experience working alongside AHP therapists
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
- Time management and ability to prioritise effectively
- Record Keeping (within agreed timescale)
- Breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
- Awareness of the needs of individuals from diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds
- Understanding of therapeutic terminology (within agreed timescale)
- Understanding of a variety of therapeutic approaches (within agreed timescale
- Awareness of health & safety issues (within agreed timescale)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
- OR Appropriate AVCE in Health & Social Care
- Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Warwick
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01388 645350
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