Healthcare Assistant (Adult Acute)
Band 3
Main area Nursing Assistant Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - hours per week ( hour rota including weekends) Job ref -ACA-4--A Site Ward, Radbourne Unit Town Derby Salary £, - £, per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing //5 :
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
Do you have NVQ L3 in Health and Social Care or the Care Certificate issued by an organisation based on the standards set by Health Education England, Skills for Care and Skills for Health? If so we are looking for Healthcare Assistants to join our Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to work full time within our acute inpatient services across both in our brand new Carsington Unit on our Kingsway Hospital, Derby, site and Radbourne Unit.
This is an exciting time to work for Derbyshire Healthcare. The new facilities will improve safety, privacy and dignity for our adult acute mental health patients by providing en-suite accommodation in single rooms.
This is a great opportunity for you to support shaping the service and build the team along with the Ward Manager and other senior leaders. You will work alongside others to establish and develop this new ward for Derbyshire and collaborate with an innovative and forward-thinking programme team and senior leaders.
We may have opportunities across other services.
Main duties of the job
You will:
1. Work as part of a team responsible for the delivery of patient/client-centred care.
2. Promote and support service user and carer involvement; autonomy and choices are an integral part of the philosophy of the Trust.
3. As a valued member of the team, you will deliver high standards of person-centred care showing empathy, patience and understanding at all times.
4. As part of the multi-disciplinary team, you will work within the Trust Core Care Standards and promote service user dignity at all times.
5. As a Healthcare Assistant you will be actively involved in delivering direct patient care under the supervision of qualified nurses and be accountable for the reporting of the care you give to qualified nursing staff.
6. The team is multi-disciplinary in nature. You would be an active and supportive member of the team.
7. We can offer ongoing training and development, clinical supervision & managerial supervision, an annual PADR and personal development plan.
8. Always act in a way which reflects both the word and spirit of the Trust’s values.
Working for our organisation
Join Team Derbyshire Healthcare and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of “making a positive difference in people’s lives”.
CQC rated us as ‘GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
9. Commitment to flexible working where possible
10. days’ annual leave per year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
11. Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
12. Generous NHS pension scheme
13. Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
14. Health service discounts and online benefits
15. Incremental pay progression
16. Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
17. Derbyshire Healthcare supports several specialist staff network groups to reflect its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. These include the Disability and Wellness group, Multi-Faith forum, BME staff support network, LGBT+ staff support network, Christian network, Women’s network and Armed Forces network.
18. Health and wellbeing opportunities
19. Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the Job Description and Person Specification.
When completing your application form please ensure you address each essential criteria outlined in the person specification providing relevant examples of how your knowledge, skills and experience demonstrate these. Our recruiting managers look for evidence to score applications based on the listed criteria and as these are extremely popular positions this will increase your chances of securing an interview.
Please be aware if selected for interview you will be required to provide qualification evidence prior to interview to be verified.
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As a Healthcare Assistant you will be completing daily duties including:
20. Providing care and support for patients who are acutely mentally unwell
21. Spending 1:1 time with patients
22. Escorting patients off the ward
23. Completing levels of observations with patients
24. Engaging patients in therapeutic activities
25. Completing physical observations and general physical checks
26. Working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to make changes in patients' care
27. Supporting patients with their ADLs
28. Managing difficult situations
29. Providing support to other wards across the unit
30. Responding to patients when they are distressed
“As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. Please note that as the current salary threshold is £, it is unlikely we will be able to offer sponsorship as without 2 years previous NHS Service at Band 3 you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post (bank service is excluded). For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the website ”
Person specification
Qualifications/Experience
Essential criteria
31. NVQ L3 in Health and Social Care or the Care Certificate issued by an organisation based on the standards set by Health Education England, Skills for Care and Skills for Health
32. Recent, relevant experience of working within Healthcare
Desirable criteria
33. To have a basic understanding and experience of different mental illness
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
34. Good communication skills, both verbal and written
35. Be able to work as a part of a large multi-disciplinary team
36. Be able to work flexibly throughout a -hour rota
37. Experience of working with adults with mental health needs
Further details / informal visits contact
NameCharlie TurnerJob titleWard ManagerEmail numberAdditional information
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