Job summary
Cromwell house is a 10 bedded and Keith Winter house
is 15 bedded, 24-hour Rehabilitation unit part of the Mental Health inpatient
recovery services. We support patients with complex mental health difficulties
predominantly psychosis. The service has a Recovery ethos and offers a holistic
person-centred approach with a focus on promoting optimal social recovery,
instilling hope for the future whilst supporting patients in developing coping
strategies, empowering self-management of symptoms and an ability for increased
independence. The job role will be split over both sites and will be required
to work 3 days at Keith Winter house and 2 days at Cromwell house.
There is a part-time role working 23 hours per week and a full time post available.
This post requires working rotational shifts.
Please note; the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status.
Main duties of the job
Put
patient care at the heart of the work you do to improve health care outcomes
and service delivery
Deliver
the highest standards and quality outcomes possible
Be the
best you can be, always look for ways to improve and develop to reach your
potential
Encourage
others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation
and continuous development
Joint
working with others, e.g. patients, colleagues in the delivery of high quality
healthcare
Build
positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful
and inclusive
Work
alongside the multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions both on the ward
and in the community
To work
with patients on a one to one and group basis to develop independent living
skills and provide psychoeducation to support their recovery pathway
To
carry out enhanced observations of patients/clients.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
-
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
-
Flexible and agile working opportunities
-
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
-
Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
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your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Behave consistently with the values and
beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always
seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use
their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of
their work and the service they provide to patients.
As part of the ward team, support the wards
occupational therapist by assisting them to produce the best possible standards
of care and practice from within the available resources.
Carry out assigned duties involving direct
patient care in support of and supervised by a registered occupational
therapist.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Behave consistently with the values and
beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always
seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use
their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of
their work and the service they provide to patients.
As part of the ward team, support the wards
occupational therapist by assisting them to produce the best possible standards
of care and practice from within the available resources.
Carry out assigned duties involving direct
patient care in support of and supervised by a registered occupational
therapist.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification (e.g. A-level, NVQ3) in Care or
- Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE, NVQ2) in care and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 3 qualification on appointment to post
- Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
- Management of Actual and Potential
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Knowledge
Essential
- Good English
- Can demonstrate an
- understanding of how to promote
- independence and facilitate
- learning in others.
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge
- of MHA issues
Additional criteria
Essential
- You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.
Experience
Essential
- Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids
- Experience of working in a care environment
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Treat patients with respect and dignity
- Ensure that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and quality
- Ability to follow a clear instruction and feed back to senior staff.
- Good basic hygiene skills (e.g. food handling, hand washing, etc.)
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification (e.g. A-level, NVQ3) in Care or
- Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE, NVQ2) in care and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 3 qualification on appointment to post
- Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
- Management of Actual and Potential
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Knowledge
Essential
- Good English
- Can demonstrate an
- understanding of how to promote
- independence and facilitate
- learning in others.
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge
- of MHA issues
Additional criteria
Essential
- You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.
Experience
Essential
- Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids
- Experience of working in a care environment
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Treat patients with respect and dignity
- Ensure that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and quality
- Ability to follow a clear instruction and feed back to senior staff.
- Good basic hygiene skills (e.g. food handling, hand washing, etc.)
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
Desirable
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.
