Healthcare Assistant Primary Care and Healthcare Support Worker

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

  • Take the next step in your healthcare career in an award-winning NHS Trust with a reputation for high quality delivery & service.
  • Range of roles available now across Hull, Scarborough, Ryedale, Pocklington, Bridlington, Whitby and Filey
  • Full NHS terms and conditions and enhanced benefits package
  • Develop your skills in a friendly environment with opportunities for progression

Our enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced healthcare assistants / support workers, work under the supervision of a healthcare professionals to support them and help patients on their journey back to full health.

Working as part of an established clinical team the successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to work in the clinical service that matches your skills, experiences and individual needs.

On appointment the successful candidates can select a role from the vacancies across Hull, Scarborough, Ryedale, Pocklington, Bridlington, Whitby and Filey There are also opportunities to join the Trust Bank in order work additional flexible hours.

Main duties of the job

The Health Care Support worker play a vital role in delivering high standards of care to patients at the Trust. Working in a busy clinical environment, you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure all patients are cared for and treated with dignity and respect and receive the highest quality of care. Duties will be varied and will include:

  • Demonstrate what it means in practice to promote and provide person centred care treatment
  • Support by obtaining valid consent, and carrying out risk assessments
  • Work in partnership with the individual, their carer, families and the wider healthcare team
  • Promote clinical effectiveness, safety and a good experience for the individual
  • Making patients comfortable
  • Talking and listening to patients
  • Involved in patient activities and support them to use ward facilitates
  • You will also gain experience in gaining a number of key clinical skills throughout the programme.

About us

In return, you will work in a supportive environment, with a team that understands having fun and enjoying work is important to building successful teams and services. If you are ambitious to progress beyond this role, you will be given the support and time to do this.

We understand the importance of maintaining a work life balance and we fully encourage and support a wide range of flexible working initiatives. If the working hours/arrangements for this role do not meet your requirements, please don't let this deter you from applying, we would welcome an application from you and will happily discuss any working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

Date posted

19 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

338-5211719-23-G

Job locations

Trust Wide

Hull, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire

HU10 6ED


Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates will have options to work within one of our Humbelievable clinical teams within our organisation:

PLEASE STATE WITH YOUR APPLICNATION YOUR PERFERED AREA OF WORK:

CAMHS Eating Disorders Team new service x4 posts available - for more details please contactLisa Weldrick 01482 347886

  • support the Hull and East Riding CAMHS Eating Disorder Intensive Treatment Team (EDITT) in delivering planned intensive intervention and mealtime support to young people and families. This could be in a variety of clinical and agency settings, but predominantly in the family home.
  • Be responsible for ensuring clinical outcome data is routinely entered and appropriately collated.
  • There will be a requirement to provide a service 8am to 8pm, 7-days a week working long day and weekend shifts to meet the needs of children and young people and service delivery

Mental Health Unplanned

  • Specialist Treatment and Recovery Service (STaRS) - inpatient facility (a five bedded, mixed ward) based at Townend Court and in the community (clients homes and third sector providers) for complex rehabilitation needs x2 posts available
  • Westlands working age adult female Inpatient Treatment Unit in West Hull x 1 post available
  • Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) short term treatment for acutely unwell patients, for males and females at Miranda House x5 posts available
  • Peripatetic MH Inpatient Team work across all the inpatient wards; would suit applicants who wish to expand their experience and skills across the whole service x 2 posts available
  • Mental Health Crisis & intervention is for adults aged 18 to 64. It is an urgent care service for people living in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis. x3 posts available

Learning Disability

  • The Complex Care Team provides intensive health care support to adults with a profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) living across the Hull and East Riding area x 2 posts available

Community

  • Ryedale Community Team - Day to day the role includes visiting patients to provide the care required according to the care plan written by a registered nurse, participating in handovers and/or safety huddles, and documenting the care provided. Clinical skills developed and used within the role include x1 post available
  • Community Nursing Service Provide care in peoples homes (including care homes), across Scarborough & Filey x 1 posts available

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information and more detail on the roles we have available.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates will have options to work within one of our Humbelievable clinical teams within our organisation:

PLEASE STATE WITH YOUR APPLICNATION YOUR PERFERED AREA OF WORK:

CAMHS Eating Disorders Team new service x4 posts available - for more details please contactLisa Weldrick 01482 347886

  • support the Hull and East Riding CAMHS Eating Disorder Intensive Treatment Team (EDITT) in delivering planned intensive intervention and mealtime support to young people and families. This could be in a variety of clinical and agency settings, but predominantly in the family home.
  • Be responsible for ensuring clinical outcome data is routinely entered and appropriately collated.
  • There will be a requirement to provide a service 8am to 8pm, 7-days a week working long day and weekend shifts to meet the needs of children and young people and service delivery

Mental Health Unplanned

  • Specialist Treatment and Recovery Service (STaRS) - inpatient facility (a five bedded, mixed ward) based at Townend Court and in the community (clients homes and third sector providers) for complex rehabilitation needs x2 posts available
  • Westlands working age adult female Inpatient Treatment Unit in West Hull x 1 post available
  • Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) short term treatment for acutely unwell patients, for males and females at Miranda House x5 posts available
  • Peripatetic MH Inpatient Team work across all the inpatient wards; would suit applicants who wish to expand their experience and skills across the whole service x 2 posts available
  • Mental Health Crisis & intervention is for adults aged 18 to 64. It is an urgent care service for people living in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis. x3 posts available

Learning Disability

  • The Complex Care Team provides intensive health care support to adults with a profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) living across the Hull and East Riding area x 2 posts available

Community

  • Ryedale Community Team - Day to day the role includes visiting patients to provide the care required according to the care plan written by a registered nurse, participating in handovers and/or safety huddles, and documenting the care provided. Clinical skills developed and used within the role include x1 post available
  • Community Nursing Service Provide care in peoples homes (including care homes), across Scarborough & Filey x 1 posts available

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information and more detail on the roles we have available.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • oLevel 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
  • oCommitted to undertake the Care Certificate course within the first 12 weeks of commencing
  • oWorking knowledge of physical or mental health issues including: mental health legislation, medication management
  • oStandard IT skills

Desirable

  • oWillingness to undertake further academic development

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • oEvidence of effective inter-personal communication skills
  • oAbility to motivate others
  • oGood organisational skills
  • oA team player
  • oAbility to work without direct supervision
  • oAbility to carry out instructions given by qualified colleagues

Desirable

  • oMandatory training for the management of violence and aggression

Experience

Essential

  • oDemonstrable experience of working within physical or mental health services
  • oCompetency in taking physical observations
Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • oLevel 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
  • oCommitted to undertake the Care Certificate course within the first 12 weeks of commencing
  • oWorking knowledge of physical or mental health issues including: mental health legislation, medication management
  • oStandard IT skills

Desirable

  • oWillingness to undertake further academic development

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • oEvidence of effective inter-personal communication skills
  • oAbility to motivate others
  • oGood organisational skills
  • oA team player
  • oAbility to work without direct supervision
  • oAbility to carry out instructions given by qualified colleagues

Desirable

  • oMandatory training for the management of violence and aggression

Experience

Essential

  • oDemonstrable experience of working within physical or mental health services
  • oCompetency in taking physical observations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Wide

Hull, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire

HU10 6ED


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Wide

Hull, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire

HU10 6ED


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment & Resourcing Manager

Niamh Hartley

niamh.hartley@nhs.net

Date posted

19 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

338-5211719-23-G

Job locations

Trust Wide

Hull, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire

HU10 6ED


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