Job summary
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Health Care Assistant - Sunflower House (Tier 4 CAMHS Inpatient Unit)Hours: 1.7 WTE available (Full-time and Part-time hours considered)
Sunflower House is a specialist Tier 4 inpatient service providing assessment, treatment, and consultation for children and young people with complex mental health needs and their families. We are part of NHS England's network of specialist services, committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality care.
We are looking for enthusiastic and caring Health Care Assistants to join our dedicated multidisciplinary team. You will play a vital role in supporting young people during their recovery journey, helping them build skills, confidence, and resilience in a therapeutic environment.
If you are passionate about making a difference in young people's lives, we would love to hear from you.
Please note: This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received. Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
1. To work within defined daily structures; routines and care plans, to support and assist the unit multi- disciplinary team in the planning and delivery of patient care on an individual or group basis, informing the assessment and treatment process and promoting the therapeutic milieu of the service.
2. To support clinical and environmental risk assessment and the maintenance of a clean; tidy; safe and healthy environment.
3. To support and assist with the unit training; development and supervision process.
Sunflower house is a specialist tier 4 inpatient provision serving NHS England in providing assessment, treatment and consultation services to children and their families presenting with a wide range of complex mental health problems.
About us
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Sunflower house is a specialist tier 4 inpatient provision serving NHS England in providing assessment, treatment and consultation services to children and their families presenting with a wide range of complex mental health problems.
Working under agreed supervision and support structures and in line with defined care plans and related policies and procedures, utilising basic observation, therapeutic communication and relationship skills, to support day-to-day working with complex and challenging children and their families:
- To work collaboratively with the core team, to assist in or lead on defined tasks andactivities in the day-to-day assessment and treatment of care needs.
- To undertake defined observations or tasks related to a particular child, or groupof children, to inform the assessment and treatment process. This includes ensuring
- Effective and timely communication of any information received including incident or personal observation which may affect the childs physical/mental well-being or increase risk to others.
- To assist and support the provision and further development of the therapeutic milieu through processes concerning active participating in risk assessment, risk management and therapeutic activity planning.
- To contribute to the provision of high quality verbal and written clinical reports in relation to defined care and management plans and in line with related policy and procedures.
- To actively access and participate in the unit clinical supervision and support processenabling the development of a range of skills to enhance therapeutic activities,observation and communication skills.
- To co-work in defined formal therapy group work and education activities with the support and guidance of the multi-disciplinary team.
- To follow agreed policies and protocols.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Sunflower house is a specialist tier 4 inpatient provision serving NHS England in providing assessment, treatment and consultation services to children and their families presenting with a wide range of complex mental health problems.
Working under agreed supervision and support structures and in line with defined care plans and related policies and procedures, utilising basic observation, therapeutic communication and relationship skills, to support day-to-day working with complex and challenging children and their families:
- To work collaboratively with the core team, to assist in or lead on defined tasks andactivities in the day-to-day assessment and treatment of care needs.
- To undertake defined observations or tasks related to a particular child, or groupof children, to inform the assessment and treatment process. This includes ensuring
- Effective and timely communication of any information received including incident or personal observation which may affect the childs physical/mental well-being or increase risk to others.
- To assist and support the provision and further development of the therapeutic milieu through processes concerning active participating in risk assessment, risk management and therapeutic activity planning.
- To contribute to the provision of high quality verbal and written clinical reports in relation to defined care and management plans and in line with related policy and procedures.
- To actively access and participate in the unit clinical supervision and support processenabling the development of a range of skills to enhance therapeutic activities,observation and communication skills.
- To co-work in defined formal therapy group work and education activities with the support and guidance of the multi-disciplinary team.
- To follow agreed policies and protocols.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ level 3 / equivalent in a healthcare related topic or equivalent breadth of experience* (* experience in a variety of settings to evidence a wide breadth of knowledge and skills relates to paediatric health care)
- oEnglish and Maths GCSE or equivalent, grade A-C
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to identify own training and development needs
Experience
Essential
- oWorking in a mental health, social care or educational setting.
- oWorking with social, emotional, and behavioural problems
Desirable
- oWorking with children/adolescents
Knowledge
Essential
- oCommunication approaches for children/adolescents with complex presentations
- oUnderstanding child/adolescent mental health problems
- oApproaches to assessment/treatment.
- oRisk assessment/management approaches
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- oCommunication skills for working with complex cases
- oUnderstanding of care planning process
- oIndividual and group work skills
- oVerbal and written reporting
- oUnderstanding of therapeutic milieu
Desirable
- Therapeutic activities provision
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oDay to day organisation skills & good time management
- oPromotion of a safe, healthy, and therapeutic environment
- oThis post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all mandatory training including Control & Restraint/Breakaway training (PAMOVA) subject to Occupational Health clearance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ level 3 / equivalent in a healthcare related topic or equivalent breadth of experience* (* experience in a variety of settings to evidence a wide breadth of knowledge and skills relates to paediatric health care)
- oEnglish and Maths GCSE or equivalent, grade A-C
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to identify own training and development needs
Experience
Essential
- oWorking in a mental health, social care or educational setting.
- oWorking with social, emotional, and behavioural problems
Desirable
- oWorking with children/adolescents
Knowledge
Essential
- oCommunication approaches for children/adolescents with complex presentations
- oUnderstanding child/adolescent mental health problems
- oApproaches to assessment/treatment.
- oRisk assessment/management approaches
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- oCommunication skills for working with complex cases
- oUnderstanding of care planning process
- oIndividual and group work skills
- oVerbal and written reporting
- oUnderstanding of therapeutic milieu
Desirable
- Therapeutic activities provision
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oDay to day organisation skills & good time management
- oPromotion of a safe, healthy, and therapeutic environment
- oThis post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all mandatory training including Control & Restraint/Breakaway training (PAMOVA) subject to Occupational Health clearance.
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).
