Well-being Centre Assistant

3 days ago

Edenbridge, United Kingdom Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The Wellbeing Centre welcomes people with long term conditions, dementia and elderly people who need support to better care therapeutic programme of care and activities is provided, as well as social interaction and respite for carers and family members.Refreshments are provided throughout the day, including a hot will participate within the wellbeing centre in the provision of food production and other patient support activities.

You work closely with all users of our services and their families, friends andcarers, who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Main duties of the job

o Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessmentsescalating concerns to Registered Professional Staffo Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures withinscope of assessed core competenceo Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with peoplethroughout the care planning 2 Well Being centre assistants / housekeeper who work in these services require a range of core skills as follows:o To provide refreshments and undertake the provision of food production for the patientso To actively work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high quality care to patientso To implement straightforward tasks and work guided by standard operating procedures and protocols and undertake roles/duties asdelegated by the Assistant practitionero To undertake a variety of clinical intervention tasks after achieving appropriate core competencies delegated by the AssistantPractitioner

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)

Desirable

Level 2 Food service qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a similar role. Experience of working as part of a team.

Desirable

Experience of catering in a health or social care setting

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of good hygiene and health and safety practices. Understands the role and remit of an Unregistered worker Basic computer skills

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Attention to detail and presentation. Can work as part of a team and on their own initiative. Able to carry out manual tasks

Personal Attributes

Essential

Friendly and approachable manner Professional in approach Calm and able to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable with ability to use own initiative Integrity and willingness to be accountable. Discretion and confidentiality at all times

Ability to manage

Essential

Ability to manage own time effectively.

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