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Health Care Assistant Job summary

We are excited to be extending our team at Dane Garth and are looking to appoint to B3 Health Care Assistant posts across the Access and Urgent Pathway, supporting patients both in their own homes, FGH and the Health Based Place of safety.

 

Health Care Assistant Main duties of the job

  • You will need to have experience working with patients and Care Certificate of equivalent level learning.
  • You will be able to work with a wide range of people.
  • The teams work 24/7 so you will need to work shift patterns,
  • We work with people and their families and support networks to support people at home and reduce hospital admissions.
  • You will be part of a team of experienced practitioners and you will be supported to develop your role and knowledge.
  • You will receive training and regular supervision.
  • You will be part of the development of the team.
  • You will be kind, caring compassionate and willing to learn.
  • You will work with other community teams and have great communication skills.
  • You will be enthusiastic and keen to work dynamically.
  • You will love working in a fast paced environment in a number of different settings.

 

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

 

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

 

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 in Social Care, certificate in Mental Health or willingness to undertake this training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Current national policy on Mental Health Services including national priorities and the Mental Health National Service framework.
  • Knowledge of severe and enduring mental illness and its effect on people’s lives.
  • Knowledge of the factors involved in the development of psychosis and key features of relapse prevention.

Experience

Essential

  • An awareness of issues affecting service users with mental illness.
  • Experience of monitoring and recording information using trust approved systems eg IPM,ECPA.

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Previous work in a supportive environment
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Engagement skills, listening skills
  • Well-developed organisational skills, time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to use effective judgement and intervention in emergency situations.

Personal

Essential

  • Commitment to Equal Opportunities.
  • Able to think and act calmly
  • Empathetic, compassionate and Service user
  • Willingness to work after-hours, including night shifts and weekends.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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