Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available to join our dynamic team on Sheridan ward . We currently have vacancies on our female ward. The ward is a 16 bedded unit supporting adultsaged 18 and over.
Do you have life experience?Do you consider yourself to be emotionally resilient?Have you got transferrable skills and like working with people?Are you caring, compassionate, flexible and have excellent communication skills?
If you have answered yes to these questions then there are exciting opportunities available for you within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.Previous experience of working within a healthcare setting would be beneficial but if you have transferrable skills, developed in other areas of work then we would love to hear from you too.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of a qualified practitioner the post holder will implement a range of individual and group activities. The post holder will be required to use their initiative when working independently on the wards and are expected to report any clinical progress or change to a qualified practitioner.
The post holder will work to assist with the continuity of care for service users on their journey through the acute service.
The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' choice and works along side them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.
The post holder will carry out assigned tasks involving direct/indirect service user care and support service users under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of it all, we commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
Under the direction of the qualified practitioner, participate in the delivery of planned care within both inpatient and community environments. The post holder will undertake a range of duties which include:-
Facilitate and support the development of appropriate personal care
Facilitate and support self help, communication and social skills acquisition
Assist and promote independence with activities of daily living
Facilitate a service users recovery by assisting them to participate in social, vocational, recreational and leisure activities within the appropriate setting
Participate in the implementation of specific programmes of care or therapy to develop and enhance socially appropriate adaptive behaviours under the supervision of qualified staff
Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and be committed to continued development
Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated.
Ensure appropriate records are maintained under the direction of the qualified practitioner.
Contribute to the involvement of service users, and carers/relatives in the delivery of care
Provide reassurance and support to service users and carers/family
Work collaboratively within the Care team to ensure that service users needs are met
Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
Provide escort for service users and undertake transfer of service users as directed
Contribute to the development of services
Contribute to the effective and efficient use of resources
Understand and adhere to Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines
Report any concern regarding service user care to the Qualified Practitioner
Contribute to service improvement initiatives to enhance quality of service user care
Participate in service user and public involvement activities
Support individuals equality, diversity and rights
Participate in Serious Untoward Incident investigations/reviews as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
Under the direction of the qualified practitioner, participate in the delivery of planned care within both inpatient and community environments. The post holder will undertake a range of duties which include:-
Facilitate and support the development of appropriate personal care
Facilitate and support self help, communication and social skills acquisition
Assist and promote independence with activities of daily living
Facilitate a service users recovery by assisting them to participate in social, vocational, recreational and leisure activities within the appropriate setting
Participate in the implementation of specific programmes of care or therapy to develop and enhance socially appropriate adaptive behaviours under the supervision of qualified staff
Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and be committed to continued development
Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated.
Ensure appropriate records are maintained under the direction of the qualified practitioner.
Contribute to the involvement of service users, and carers/relatives in the delivery of care
Provide reassurance and support to service users and carers/family
Work collaboratively within the Care team to ensure that service users needs are met
Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
Provide escort for service users and undertake transfer of service users as directed
Contribute to the development of services
Contribute to the effective and efficient use of resources
Understand and adhere to Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines
Report any concern regarding service user care to the Qualified Practitioner
Contribute to service improvement initiatives to enhance quality of service user care
Participate in service user and public involvement activities
Support individuals equality, diversity and rights
Participate in Serious Untoward Incident investigations/reviews as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent level of experience within a care setting.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with mental health problems.
- Knowledge of Recovery model
- An understanding of the organisation of nursing care
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users of varying levels of understanding
- Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent level of experience within a care setting.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with mental health problems.
- Knowledge of Recovery model
- An understanding of the organisation of nursing care
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users of varying levels of understanding
- Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
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.
