Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent services. The Trust invests in its staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.

An opportunity has arisen with the service, for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant post to work within the Specialist Community Learning Disability Team covering the Morecambe Bay area and therefore applicants must be able to travel independently of public transport. We are looking for a highly motivated and a conscientious team player who has excellent communication and clinical skills, looking to build experience in working with community teams.

The Learning Disability Service strives to provide forward thinking high quality services, working in partnership with other agencies. In addition to working with adults with learning disabilities and autism, we work closely with their families, and we have a strong commitment to health promotion through service development and training initiatives. We are committed to helping our staff develop and you will be part of an enthusiastic and experienced team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within an integrated health team, providing support to adults with learning disabilities who have additional complex needs, which may include challenging behaviour, physical and sensory impairment, mental health and forensic issues. The post holder will play an integral role in delivery of care within these pathways within a variety of community settings.

As a band 3 Health Care Assistant, you will be expected to support the clinical activity of the teams in meeting the needs of local people with learning disabilities in the community. You will have skills in working with adults with learning disabilities, and associated communication and behavioural needs. The post holder will undertake delegated duties by senior nurses, and will be accountable to the Operational Lead and Senior Community Nurse - Locality Lead Nurse, and will be providing support to the clinical team within the integrated health team, to ensure effective and timely clinical outcomes are met.

It is expected you will be able to use IT clinical record systems.

Applicants need to have the ability to travel within LSCFT.

For informal enquires contact: Kay Lynas Operational Lead on 01229 404527/07790586629.

About us

We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness and acceptability of our service.

Staff at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trustwork to improve lives with a culture based on four corevalues:

We are kind

We are a team

We are respectful

We are always learning

To keep informed of latest trust news and events follow us on twitter@Lscft_jobsand@WeAreLSCFT

Date posted

11 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS648-JH-A

Job locations

LD Adults Team The Bay

East Barn

Lancaster

LA1 4JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on the role. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specification providing illustrative examples where possible; as this is what you will be shortlisted against.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ at level 3 or equivalent level of competency in relevant health/social care area.

Knowledge

Essential

Health and safety issues in relation to people with learning disability.
Knowledge of the needs of people with a learning disability relevant to the post.
Awareness of current legislation and good practice in learning disability services.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with learning disabilities.

Skills

Essential

Good communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and non-verbal).
Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
Ability to form positive relationships with people with a learning disability, carers and other professionals.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ at level 3 or equivalent level of competency in relevant health/social care area.

Knowledge

Essential

Health and safety issues in relation to people with learning disability.
Knowledge of the needs of people with a learning disability relevant to the post.
Awareness of current legislation and good practice in learning disability services.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with learning disabilities.

Skills

Essential

Good communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and non-verbal).
Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
Ability to form positive relationships with people with a learning disability, carers and other professionals.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

LD Adults Team The Bay

East Barn

Lancaster

LA1 4JJ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

LD Adults Team The Bay

East Barn

Lancaster

LA1 4JJ

Employer's website

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