Job summary
An exciting Health Care Assistant Band 3 full-time opportunity
has arisen within the Herefordshire Community Adult with Learning Disability
Team.
Want to be a member of an award-winning team?
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, dedicated,
and passionate about working and supporting people with a learning disability,
to join our Herefordshire service.
If you are a health care assistant with previous experience
of supporting individuals with a learning disability, we would be keen for you
join us to support the nursing team to deliver high quality care.
This is an challenging, exciting and varied role with no two days ever
the same. You will be supported with supervision of the nursing team/wider MDT to
implement plans of care to meet the identified health needs of individuals.
The trust fully supports access to training to support your
on-going professional development, regular supervision, and annual appraisals along
with a vast array of services to support your well-being in the workplace.
Main duties of the job
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
Community Learning Disability Team, deliver a nursing service which helps meet
the health needs of people with learning disabilities including those with
complex needs. Also, facilitate and promote access to generic medical and
health services.
Under the supervision of a Community Nurse assess,
monitor and evaluate service users' health and support needs, through
discussions with carers/service users, direct observation, liaison with other
health providers, and provide intervention, health and care resources according
to their needs.
About us
We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.
We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.
We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.
We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.
At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.
We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure written records are kept up to date on Framework-i to
facilitate evaluation and monitoring of all patients
- Plan service users' care through discussions with the allocated
Community Nurse.
- Implement health-related interventions, train service users and
their carers in their implementation and contribute to monitoring and
evaluating their effectiveness.
- After appropriate training, support service users to develop
their own Health Action Plans and act as Health Facilitator, if needed.
- After appropriate training, carry out Well Person Checks and
observations; to devise action points arising from the checks and ensure their
implementation including referral to other agencies, when necessary.
- Support service users and their carer in implementing health
interventions and in monitoring their service users' health.
- Facilitate service users' access to medical and health
appointments and support each service user through these appointments ensuring
that information is given to them in a way that they understand
- Ensure that treatment plans are made for treatment to be
effectively implemented liaising with other carers, as required and passing
on any concerns to the Community Nurse.
- Respond to emergencies or sensitive issues as they arising as
lone worker, using own initiative to take appropriate action.
- Plan and implement health support groups; teach self-care
skills and parental skills as appropriate.
- Advise and support service users and carers within limited
range of health topics, liaise and advocate, as necessary, to ensure advice is
understood
- Ensure that all interactions with service users are accessible
and adapted to their individual needs this includes using good skills in 'plain
English' both spoken and written, pictorial and concrete symbols and prompts
where appropriate.
- Liaise with service users, families, carers and other agencies
and professionals, as required, by the care plan.
- Use good listening skills and be able to respond appropriately
and sensitively when confronted by situations of conflict or high emotion.
- Maintain effective channels of communication with team members,
other professionals and agencies while adhering to the Trust's confidentiality
policy.
- Overcome barriers to communication while monitoring and
evaluating health interventions including training of service users to monitor
their own health.
- Act as an interpreter between generic health professionals and
service users.
- Know when to report concerns to C/N or other health
professionals as needed.
- Have a working knowledge of, and taking into account specific
health related issues with service users, for example, mobility, hygiene,
epilepsy, healthy eating, diabetes management etc.
- Actively promote individual patient choice and options within
the care plan.
- Participate in the monitoring and review of patients' needs
within the CLD Team.
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
- Ensure written records are kept up to date on Framework-i to
facilitate evaluation and monitoring of all patients
- Plan service users' care through discussions with the allocated
Community Nurse.
- Implement health-related interventions, train service users and
their carers in their implementation and contribute to monitoring and
evaluating their effectiveness.
- After appropriate training, support service users to develop
their own Health Action Plans and act as Health Facilitator, if needed.
- After appropriate training, carry out Well Person Checks and
observations; to devise action points arising from the checks and ensure their
implementation including referral to other agencies, when necessary.
- Support service users and their carer in implementing health
interventions and in monitoring their service users' health.
- Facilitate service users' access to medical and health
appointments and support each service user through these appointments ensuring
that information is given to them in a way that they understand
- Ensure that treatment plans are made for treatment to be
effectively implemented liaising with other carers, as required and passing
on any concerns to the Community Nurse.
- Respond to emergencies or sensitive issues as they arising as
lone worker, using own initiative to take appropriate action.
- Plan and implement health support groups; teach self-care
skills and parental skills as appropriate.
- Advise and support service users and carers within limited
range of health topics, liaise and advocate, as necessary, to ensure advice is
understood
- Ensure that all interactions with service users are accessible
and adapted to their individual needs this includes using good skills in 'plain
English' both spoken and written, pictorial and concrete symbols and prompts
where appropriate.
- Liaise with service users, families, carers and other agencies
and professionals, as required, by the care plan.
- Use good listening skills and be able to respond appropriately
and sensitively when confronted by situations of conflict or high emotion.
- Maintain effective channels of communication with team members,
other professionals and agencies while adhering to the Trust's confidentiality
policy.
- Overcome barriers to communication while monitoring and
evaluating health interventions including training of service users to monitor
their own health.
- Act as an interpreter between generic health professionals and
service users.
- Know when to report concerns to C/N or other health
professionals as needed.
- Have a working knowledge of, and taking into account specific
health related issues with service users, for example, mobility, hygiene,
epilepsy, healthy eating, diabetes management etc.
- Actively promote individual patient choice and options within
the care plan.
- Participate in the monitoring and review of patients' needs
within the CLD Team.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Communication
- Literacy skills
- Numeracy skills
- Advocacy skills
- Observation skills
- Recording skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Dealing with people
- Ability to praise and be supportive of others
- Good communications written and verbal
- Dealing with the public
Desirable
- Ability to produce easy read materials for service users
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education
- Level 3 qualification (e.g., A-level, NVQ3) in Health Care
- MAPA Trained or willing to undertake this training and update as required
- Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience work with adults with learning disabilities
- One to one working
- Personal care tasks
Desirable
- Working within the NHS or similar large public organisation.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Applicants should be able to work flexibly and with minimal supervision.
- The ability to cope with changing situations to routine is important.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Communication
- Literacy skills
- Numeracy skills
- Advocacy skills
- Observation skills
- Recording skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Dealing with people
- Ability to praise and be supportive of others
- Good communications written and verbal
- Dealing with the public
Desirable
- Ability to produce easy read materials for service users
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education
- Level 3 qualification (e.g., A-level, NVQ3) in Health Care
- MAPA Trained or willing to undertake this training and update as required
- Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience work with adults with learning disabilities
- One to one working
- Personal care tasks
Desirable
- Working within the NHS or similar large public organisation.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Applicants should be able to work flexibly and with minimal supervision.
- The ability to cope with changing situations to routine is important.
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).
