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The health care assistant will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team in delivering a comprehensive service to people with Learning Disabilities who require an Assessment and Treatment service both in within inpatient and community settings. They will hold an active community caseload working in a proactive way utilising therapeutic interventions and person-centred approaches to avoid hospital admission to service users. Maintaining a flexible and responsive approach at all times.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for the role of Senior Health Care Assistant – Community Nursing Team
Health Care Assistant
About us
Be Part of Our Team…
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people’s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for the role of Senior Health Care Assistant Community Nursing Team
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
English and Maths GCSE (Grade A-C) or equivalent
NVQ 4 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
Experience
Essential
Relevant experience of working with people with learning disabilities who have complex needs and/or challenging behaviour
Experience of working autonomously in a community setting
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Experience of leading teams
Skills/knowledge
Essential
Awareness of cultural differences
Willingness to learn new procedures
Knowledge of positive behaviour approaches
Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
Skills in working with families, carers and providers in supporting patients
Excellent verbal written and communication skills
Effective IT Skills
Desirable
Knowledge of clinical audit processes
Personal qualities
Essential
Positive attitude
Sensitivity to people’s needs
Willing to work alone
Other job requirements
Essential
Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the job.
Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the job. Flexible working.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
