Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

To comply with safeguarding regulations we are only able to accept applicants from candidates who are over 18.

Westlands Inpatient Unit are looking to recruit three enthusiastic band 3 healthcare assistants to joint our established multi-disciplinary team.

Westlands is an 18 bedded female mental health inpatient unit which offers service users intensive, high quality, personal centred interventions and assessment utilising a trauma informed model/approach.

The successful candidate must be committed, motivated and have an empathetic and understanding approach to the people who access our service. They need to have an appropriate level of self-awareness and the ability to utilise their initiative when working with often complex and challenging situations.

The successful candidate will be given regular supervision, guidance and support. There will be opportunities for further development and training.

Main duties of the job

Westlands is an 18 bedded female inpatient mental health unit which provides assessment and intervention for people experiencing increased mental health difficulties.

As part of the forever adapting role the successful candidate will be required to:

- Provide and receive routine information requiring reassurance, empathy and de-escalation skills.

- Demonstrate good interpersonal skills when managing individuals with complex needs.

- To support patients throughout their admission including supporting individuals during their crisis period

- Support individuals in completing relevant assessment paperwork such as Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tool, Recovering and Quality of Life alongside physical health assessments such as the Health Improvement Profile.

- To help facilitate therapeutic intervention and distraction techniques for our service users.

- To undertake basic physical testing using the National Early Warning Score tool and report any significant findings to the nurse in charge.

- To maintain up to date knowledge and skills relevant to the field of practice.

- Work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team and report any concerns to the nurse in charge - including a change in a patient's presentation which may be observed through observation or supportive engagements.

- To recognise and respond to emergency situations accordingly

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

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