Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Assistant
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday to Friday
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 267-BM6476770
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sue Nicholls Centre
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant CAMHS - Aylesbury
Band 3
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Are you wanting to learn new skills and make a difference to lives of children and young people with a learning / intellectual disability in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire? Do you want to be a part of a supportive and friendly team? Do you have experience of working with people with learning disabilities or neurodivergent people or lived experience as a parent, carer or supporter of someone with a learning disability or who is neurodivergent? Then this is the role for you
The Health Care Assistant is a member of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) service for children and young people with an intellectual disability, who carries out assigned tasks, including essential patient care, and clinical care under the direction and supervision of a qualified nurse or doctor in accordance with Trust policy and practice. To perform non-clinical duties as requested by the clinical/medical staff.
Please note this vacancy will close when we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Main duties of the job
This role is within the pathway for children with a learning disability. It offers the successful candidate the opportunity to work in a supportive team carrying out duties such a physical observations and supporting with the smooth running of assessments, including interacting and engaging with the young person while their parents are talking to the Doctor.
This role will require the successful candidate to keep records of observations and support the teams in developing resources and tools for use with young people and their families
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assisting the CAMHS Pathway for children with an intellectual disability in the provision of high standards of patient care, recognising the needs of the individual patient.
- Preparation of equipment / clinical areas as required.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic requirements for normal health and childhood behaviours.
- Have awareness of the effect of clinic attendances and investigations on patients and family members. Maintain patient confidentiality.
- To perform routine observations and childhood behaviours as appropriate, such as height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, and assessment of BMI.
- Dealing with telephone enquiries and communicating effectively with the team, patients, and families, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality
- Escorting and supporting patients attending for tests and investigations
- Chaperone and assist medical and clinical staff whilst undertaking patient examination /treatment.
- To follow current guidelines on safeguarding and understand the process to use to report concerns to ensure the safety of the child is paramount.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Neurodevelopmental conditions including ADHD and ASD
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of child protection issues Care of children with complex health needs
- Care of children in a community setting
- Care of children with complex health needs
- Care of children with complex health needs
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE English Language Grade C or equivalent.
- GCSE Maths Grade C or equivalent.
- Experience of using computer programmes such as word and database
- NVQ 3 or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Interest in developing with the NHS careers framework
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to complete tasks accurately.
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload to achieve deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate and work in a team.
- Competent Microsoft Word User
- Ability to evidence / demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Previous health care experience in an acute or primary setting
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within a Community Paediatric or Primary Care setting.
- Previous experience with clinical records or appointment systems.
- Experience of working with autism, ADHD and / or learning disability.
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
- Rachel Bailey
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 901325
- Additional information
Please note Rachel Bailey will be on leave between 29th July and 9th August. Please also contact Debbie Keep (Deputy operational lead) at [email protected]
Please note we will only shortlist from online applications and not CVs
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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