Healthcare Support Worker

5 months ago

Montrose, United Kingdom Rossie Young People's Trust Full time

Hours: Full Time - 37 hours per week.

**Salary**: £26,081 - £27,928 (SCP 22 - SCP 25).

**Rossie is a multidisciplinary organisation which aims to help vulnerable children and young people prepare for independent living. We provide accommodation, bespoke care and individualised education, ensuring all areas of our young people’s health are being met. We have been caring for boys, aged 10-18, since 1857 and boys and girls, aged 10-18 since 1984. We are committed to helping our young people in care build strategies to cope with their past, while they prepare for their future. We deliver all our services in a safe and nurturing environment where our young people can grow, develop and thrive, at their own pace.**

The post holder will report directly to the Nurse Practitioner and under their guidance and direction will undertake identified tasks with our young people within the secure and residential settings. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will actively participate with SIHW practitioners and health, care and education colleagues to ensure the physical, emotional and mental health needs of our young people are met. In addition, you will work in partnership with a range of external health professionals including GP’s, dentists, CAMHS and NHS Tayside to support the health needs of our young people, and assist the Nurse Practitioner with administration tasks related to the young people.

NB - The post holder will frequently be lone working in a rota system with colleagues of the Health Care Team to ensure health provision is delivered consistently throughout the 7-day week. This will include rotational weekend and evening working.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
**Assessment of minor ailments and emergency first aid**:

- Respond to requests within remit
- Liaise with care workers and Duty Managers
- Adhere to health pathways
- Report and record any concerns in young people’s physical or mental wellbeing
- Recognise risk in relation to care provision

**Ordering process of monthly medications**:

- Prep of MARR sheets
- Add new medications to MARR sheets
- Stock checks and ordering processes
- Home remedy supplies
- Ordering of first aid supplies and re-stocking of first aid kits, spillage kits

**Assist at internal clinics as required**:

- Arrange and support GP, Dental and Optician clinics
- Recording of clinic outcomes
- Daily & weekly checks of medical room

**Undertake a range of administrative tasks and maintain electronic health files of young people**:

- Assist the Nurse Practitioner with administration tasks related to the admission, transfer and discharge of young people
- Ability to plan and prioritise own work tasks and activities
- Update Health and Wellbeing records accordingly
- Comply with all relevant national and Rossie policies, procedures and guidelines relating to Secure Care Standards, Health and Safety, Confidentiality of Information, Moving and handling, Infection Control, Data Protection etc.

**Provide advice and guidance on health promotion, health management and prevention strategies to young people and workers**:

- Participate in routine screening process for all young people e.g. height and weight, and record and feedback outcomes
- Respects the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of young people and staff, and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs
- Undertake duties, which fall within role and remit in discussion with the Nurse Practitioner
- Please note this job description is to provide a clear and concise statement of the main tasks and activities of the post, and it is not intended as an exhaustive list of every aspect of the post holder's duties. All the above duties will be carried out in line with Rossie policies and procedures_

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**:
**Knowledge base (essential)**:

- Self-motivated
- Respectful, confident communicator

**Knowledge base (desirable)**:

- Previous experience in a healthcare setting.
- Knowledge of basic healthcare tasks & duties.
- Health screening in regard to Child Health development.

**Qualifications (essential)**:

- Keen to develop self within role
- Willingness to leave and undertake identified training for role

**Qualifications (desirable)**:

- SVQ 2 or 3 in Healthcare or equivalent

**Experience (essential)**:

- Ability to be flexible
- Ability to work with confidential, sensitive information and understand boundaries

**Experience (desirable)**:

- Relevant experience in basic healthcare tasks.
- Previous community and/or residential experience.
- Managing medicines, ordering medicines and administration of medications.
- First aid & assessing of minor ailments

**Personal Qualities (essential)**:

- Good listening skills
- Confidentiality
- Empathetic / Compassionate
- Ability to work autonomously
- Team Worker
- Presentation/Manner

**Other (essential)**:

- Full driving licence and ability to transport young people to clinics / appointments
- Computer literate.

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