Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Health Care Assistantto join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in Stevenage.
The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to Adults with mental health issues.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a "Good to Great" journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
Please refer to the "Main Duties Of The Job", "Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities" sections and the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached elsewhere for full details.
Main duties of the job
Job Summary
To work as part of a Team which provides Mental Health Services
To offer support with Nursing / Clinic activities as required / trained
To work across Service and/or Care Group boundaries as necessary
To work closely in association with CAMHS and ACHMS Staff in order to promote a seamless service
To work within the Care Programme Approach / Care Management process with a focus on Recovery Principles
To provide support, give time and thus promote recovery
All Staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
To provide health care support to an allocated group of Service Users and thus promote their healthy engagement with the broader Community
Responsible for providing support to the Care Co-ordinators in the implementation of a recovery focussed care plan for an allocated number of individual Service Users
To support Nursing Staff in provision of Clinics and other related activities
To ensure that Service Users engage beneficially with the agreed care plan and access appropriate Services provided on a regular and consistent basis
To promote positively independent living of Service Users within the Community
To promote Service User dignity and independence
To help identify early signs of relapse by monitoring Service Users progress, level of functioning and mental state; and alert the appropriate Staff involved in the Service Users care
To report regularly to Nurses, Care Co-ordinators and appropriate Key Workers
To maintain accurate records as required by existing procedures; entering appropriate details on to Service Users Case Notes / Electronic Patient Records as necessary.
To ensure Service Users understand and have a clear pathway of care across Sector / Agency boundaries, with key contact points / named individuals
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
To provide health care support to an allocated group of Service Users and thus promote their healthy engagement with the broader Community
Responsible for providing support to the Care Co-ordinators in the implementation of a recovery focussed care plan for an allocated number of individual Service Users
To support Nursing Staff in provision of Clinics and other related activities
To ensure that Service Users engage beneficially with the agreed care plan and access appropriate Services provided on a regular and consistent basis
To promote positively independent living of Service Users within the Community
To promote Service User dignity and independence
To help identify early signs of relapse by monitoring Service Users progress, level of functioning and mental state; and alert the appropriate Staff involved in the Service Users care
To report regularly to Nurses, Care Co-ordinators and appropriate Key Workers
To maintain accurate records as required by existing procedures; entering appropriate details on to Service Users Case Notes / Electronic Patient Records as necessary.
To ensure Service Users understand and have a clear pathway of care across Sector / Agency boundaries, with key contact points / named individuals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 Qualification or Mental Health Certificate Level 3, or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing mental health services from within a Team setting, which may be combined with personal lived experience of mental health difficulties
SKILLS AND KNOWLDGE
Essential
- Basic written communication skills
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen effectively
- Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower Service Users
Desirable
- Venipuncture trained (or willing to be trained)
- Basic First-Aid skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 Qualification or Mental Health Certificate Level 3, or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing mental health services from within a Team setting, which may be combined with personal lived experience of mental health difficulties
SKILLS AND KNOWLDGE
Essential
- Basic written communication skills
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen effectively
- Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower Service Users
Desirable
- Venipuncture trained (or willing to be trained)
- Basic First-Aid skills
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stevenage Adult Community Mental Health Services
Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane
STEVENAGE
SG1 3LJ
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
