Senior Community Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Bridgend, Bridgend county borough, United Kingdom Swansea Bay University Health Board Full time
Job Overview

This is a secondment opportunity to cover a career break in our Forensic Aftercare Mental Health Team.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will assist our community psychiatric nurses in the on-going assessment, planning, management and evaluation of the delivery of care in a community setting to individuals who have complex mental health needs and significant forensic histories.

Working for Swansea Bay University Health Board

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK, we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone, regardless of their background or experience.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A minimum of QCF Level 3 (formerly NVQ Level 3) in Health or willingness to complete in an agreed timeframe.
  • Significant experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant within a Forensic Mental Health role.
  • Previous relevant experience in the specialty is desirable.
Knowledge and Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • Evidence of maintaining their personal development.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the scope of the role in the context of the nursing team.
  • Evidence of working with Forensic Mental Health care settings.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales.
  • Understanding of basic physiology, e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements.
  • Understanding of the principles of confidentiality.
  • Understanding of the principles of consent prior to undertaking care.
  • Understanding of the principles of Safeguarding adults/children to keep patients within their care safe.
  • Understanding of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate registered professional for expert help and advice.
  • Understanding of the Health Board's Values and Behaviour Framework.
  • Knowledge of the fundamentals aspects of care and the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing.
Desirable Criteria

The ideal candidate will also have:

  • Evidence of attendance at courses / study days pertinent to the specialty.
  • Understanding or working with Forensic Mental Health patients who have required a minimum of Medium Secure Care Services.
  • Understanding of caring for individuals with particular conditions; for example dementia, mental illness, learning disabilities relevant to the area of practice.
  • Evidence of competence assessment in administration of Naloxone.
Apptitude and Abilities

The successful candidate will be able to:

  • Undertake specific procedures involving physical skills commensurate with practice area e.g. recording of vital signs, venepuncture.
  • Work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety.
  • Communicate effectively with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Organise self and others to achieve delegated tasks.
  • Deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload, prioritise workload and individual patient contact.
Other Essential Criteria

The successful candidate will also be able to:

  • Participate with a rotating shift pattern.
  • Have excellent timekeeping and a flexible approach to work.
  • Have a committed work attitude.

We are committed to supporting our staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism, thereby enhancing service users' experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Board's policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010.

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