Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Inpatient
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (nights and days)
- Job ref
- 380-AC0566-A
- Employer
- Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Jasmine Ward
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum inc Fringe HCAS rate
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
Please note, that we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for Band 2 Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker roles as they do not meet the UK Visas and Immigration criteria.
The Senior Healthcare Assistant is a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to:
· Deliver an effective and competent level of care under the guidance and supervision of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and as determined by the patient’s care plan.
· Be fully aware of the needs of patients over a 24 hour span of care.
· Monitor, report and maintain a healthy, safe and secure workplace by knowing and taking account of: Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (1985), Control of substance Hazardous to Health (1985), European H&S Regulations (1992)-Numbers 1-6, Food Act (1996), Adhere to Trust policies and local
Although your base will be Heather Ward the expectation is that you will work across the St Martins Campus
Main duties of the job
Consistently delivering a patient focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
· Providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public or other external contacts.
· Offering appropriate support and advice to patients and their carers.
· Awareness of different challenging situations where communication needs to be adapted to the needs of the individual.
· Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity.
· Giving physical health checks and physical health care as required or instructed documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (NEWS), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge.
· Undertaking day to day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge.
· Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participating in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient’s current behaviour and/or risks to Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge in a timely manner.
· Recording care given and reporting omissions accurately and in a timely manner.
· Supporting and carrying out therapeutic observations as required and instructed.
· To make recommendations to the care plan process
· Promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintaining confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidance.
· Acting as a role model and supporting new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.
· Facilitating the assessment of staff undergoing the Care Certificate.
· Demonstrating a professional approach to work, and abide by the Trust values.
· To provide comfort, compassion, empathy and time to patients and their carers, family and loved ones
Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.
· Working confidently in a variety of environments which present different challenges whilst continuing to act in a professional manner.
· Balancing all aspects of the job role across the 7 day working pattern.
· Being flexible and responsive to competing demands
Please see job description for full details.
Person specification
Experience/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Experience working in care
Desirable criteria
- Has NVQ level 3
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of mental health illnesses
- Understanding and knowledge of providing care
Desirable criteria
- Willing to be flexible
- Understanding of mental health within older people
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
- Jane Drummond
- Job title
- Ward Manger
- Email address
- [email protected]
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