Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

CAMHS Inpatients are looking for highly motivated, caring and compassionate individuals with knowledge and skills of working with young people with mental health difficulties.

All staff in a non-registered staff role will undertake NHFT's Prepare to Care programme as part of their induction. Using a blended learning approach, you will attain key skills and competencies enabling you to provide safe and compassionate care from the very start. Alongside this, you will also complete the Care Certificate within your first 12 weeks of employment, this may act as stepping stone should you wish to further your career later on. You will be supported through your induction by a dedicated team, who's primary focus is to ensure you have the right skills to do your job effectively.

Main duties of the job

Work within the team to deliver quality and care to the young people admitted to the Inpatient Wards. Assisting with individual and group therapy sessions through an identified timetable of educational and therapeutic activities. Support and supervision will be given by the Registered Nurses.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

270-TF108-ACS

Job locations

CAMHS Inpatients (The Sett & The Burrows)

Northampton

NN5 6UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assisting members of the team to enable completion of a full assessment. Assisting the registered nurses with admission and discharge. Providing direct support to the young people and their families

Maintain effective communication and record keeping.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assisting members of the team to enable completion of a full assessment. Assisting the registered nurses with admission and discharge. Providing direct support to the young people and their families

Maintain effective communication and record keeping.

Person Specification

knowledge & Experience

Essential

Good Standard of General Education
Qualification Health & Social Diploma/Care Certificate
Knowledge of factors contributing to adolescent mental health

Desirable

Experience of Working with CAMHS
knowledge of SystmOne (Patient record keeping system)

Skills

Essential

Undertake the role of a co-worker & an understanding of care planning
Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
Ability to use initiative and work in a self-directed way

Person Specification

knowledge & Experience

Essential

Good Standard of General Education
Qualification Health & Social Diploma/Care Certificate
Knowledge of factors contributing to adolescent mental health

Desirable

Experience of Working with CAMHS
knowledge of SystmOne (Patient record keeping system)

Skills

Essential

Undertake the role of a co-worker & an understanding of care planning
Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
Ability to use initiative and work in a self-directed way

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.