Job summary
We are advertising for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant.
The Health Care Assistant (Band 3) is the second step on a skills escalator of unregistered practitioners,with an appreciation and knowledge of unit procedures, competency based clinical observations, is able to organise day to day tasks and activities based on an agreed and allocated work plan.
This role will work with more experienced Registered and Unregistered practitioners providing support to both health and social care professionals, whilst offering support and supervision to band 2 practitioners as required.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- have experience in administering healthcare
- are passionate about providing the highest standards of mental health care in the acute inpatient setting
- be expected to work as part of a team alongside with the qualified staff and focusing on needs of service users
- be compassionate people
- hold a strong belief in recovery for people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- provide support to help meet the needs of service users, their carers and families.
- It is expected that you will be a flexible practitioner who enjoys new challenges in meeting the developing needs of the service and our service users.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will contribute to the monitoring of the physical environment ensuring that it is safe and conducive to the therapeutic work of the unit/community setting, whilst being able to accurately monitor and feedback concerns the registered practitioners.
- You will have informed knowledge and understanding in the psychological, social, physical and spiritual needs of all patients as guided as agreed in a monitored supervisory framework.
- You will actively participate and assist in the care and rehabilitation of patients as per the plan of care determined and supervised by a registered practitioner.
- You will report and feedback concerns within instructed duties, that facilitate timely comprehensive and contemporaneous written clinical records for sign off and oversight by a registered practitioner
- You will contribute towards the delivery of care using the recovery approach to provide therapeutic interventions as agreed as part of an ongoing and monitored supervisory framework
- You will support recovery outcomes as guided within a clear supervisoryframework with a focus on care plans produced and evaluated by aRegistered Practitioner.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will contribute to the monitoring of the physical environment ensuring that it is safe and conducive to the therapeutic work of the unit/community setting, whilst being able to accurately monitor and feedback concerns the registered practitioners.
- You will have informed knowledge and understanding in the psychological, social, physical and spiritual needs of all patients as guided as agreed in a monitored supervisory framework.
- You will actively participate and assist in the care and rehabilitation of patients as per the plan of care determined and supervised by a registered practitioner.
- You will report and feedback concerns within instructed duties, that facilitate timely comprehensive and contemporaneous written clinical records for sign off and oversight by a registered practitioner
- You will contribute towards the delivery of care using the recovery approach to provide therapeutic interventions as agreed as part of an ongoing and monitored supervisory framework
- You will support recovery outcomes as guided within a clear supervisoryframework with a focus on care plans produced and evaluated by aRegistered Practitioner.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Some experience as a Band 2 HCA
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
- Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills
- Excellent communicator
Desirable
- De-escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Some experience as a Band 2 HCA
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
- Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills
- Excellent communicator
Desirable
- De-escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users
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.
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.
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).
