We are seeking to recruit Band 3 Health Care Assistants to our Dementia Older Adult ward in Chase Farm Hospital.
Successful applicants will work as members of the ward nursing team, supporting the Multidisciplinary team in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of care needs. Expectations within this role will also include cohesive working with named nurse's in facilitating delegated tasks, supporting individual care plans, supporting the management of risk with regular monitoring
Main duties of the job
* To work with the named nurse in drawing up individual care plans, carrying out risk assessments and ensuring that these are regularly monitored.
* To carry out and be responsible for specified aspects of a care plan as delegated by senior staff.
* To encourage service users, either individually or in groups, to make full use of ward facilities and therapeutic activities in line with their care plans.
* Accompany patients to various agencies, centres and other hospitals in the community and outside the Trust as required.
* Take due consideration of the cultural, social and religious beliefs of patients, relatives and visitors and respect patients as individuals whose needs include social, spiritual, emotional and physical care.
* Ensure that patients' nutritional support needs are met. This may include helping patients to get comfortable for meals, assisting with feeding where necessary and assisting with serving meals.
* Assist patients to manage their personal care needs.
* To assist trained staff to uphold a high standard of nursing care in accordance with practices and procedures.
* Assist in the maintenance of a safe and pleasant physical environment for patients and staff.
* Assist in the confidential safe keeping of patients nursing and medical records.
* Ensure the safe keeping of patient's property and valuables in accordance with policies and procedures.
* To develop and maintain appropriate relationships with patients, relatives and carers.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives
Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our Values:
We Are Kind
We Are Respectful
We Work Together
We Keep Things Simple
We Empower
We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job responsibilities
* Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
* NVQ 3 or 2-3 years of experience of working with service users with mental health needs
* Completion of and attending training updates in Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression
KNOWLEDGE/ AWARENESS/ UNDERSTANDING
* Awareness of the key principles of the MHA 1983 as they are applied to the role of the Nursing Assistant.
* Knowledge of mental health issues, treatments and the effects and uses of medications relevant to the role of the Nursing Assistant
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
* Able to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers
* Ability to work under pressure while remaining and calm and maintaining quality.
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.
£29,651 to £31,312 a yearPer annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS
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