Health Care Assistant Community Services

2 months ago

Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a health care assistant has arisen within our Adult Community Mental Health Services in Oxford House, Bishops Stortford. Part time or flexible working applications will also be considered.

We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our vibrant, friendly and supportive team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to further development with their knowledge of nursing in a community setting.

Successful candidates will be working closely with experienced colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team and making a difference to the quality of our service users.

Successful candidates will also benefit from a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development opportunities, regular supervision, and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust .

We have a development opportunity to the successful candidates to develop their career pathway in health care. the opportunity to become either nursing associate or a qualified nurse. We also offer phlebotomist training.

Main duties of the job

Providing services to people with Severe Mental Illness. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary Team, working in partnership with a range of stakeholders inside and outside of the Trust under the clinical supervision and oversight of the Clinical Nurse Specialist. The post holder will be undertaking physical health checks, and well-being assessments, within the larger context of the new transformation of mental health support in East Hertfordshire.

The post holder with partake in the Clozapine clinic taking weekly bloods and monitoring levels.

Enabling patients to access the support they need to recover from their mental health and physical health problems, promoting and maintaining recovery. They will also support the locality in ensuring the Severe Mental Illness (SMI) registers are updated.

In return we offer structured supervision, access to training and development as part of your own personal development and support plan.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission , and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will contribute to assessment of both physical and mental health needs. Focusing on the physical health and wellbeing of our patients with mental health needs and have an understanding of the relationship between physical and mental wellbeing.

The post holder will carry out venepuncture for requested blood tests and partake in the physiological assessment of our patients who have been identified as having severe mental illness. They will take and record physical health checks including blood pressure, pulse, weight and BMI.

To provide information on health promotion including healthy eating, exercise and smoking cessation, presented in a way that is meaningful for the patient.

To work with patients and relevant staff to develop physical health care plans and complete the electronic physical health assessment form on care notes, ensuring the information is shared with patients and GPs

Work closely with the physical health team leader to set up clinics across the locality and communicate progress effectively with local teams

Person Specification

Qualification and Training

Essential

NVQ Level 3 Qualification or mental health cert level 3 / or equivalent or agreement to undertake training NVQ / MH Certificate Level 2 Venepuncture

Physical Skills

Essential

Car driver (Unless you have a disability as defined by the equality act 2012 which prevents you from driving

Communication Skills

Essential

Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response. Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills Excellent communicator

Desirable

De-escalation in managing verbal aggression or disturbed service users.

Experience

Essential

Three years' experience of providing mental health or health and social care services / evidence of transferable skills Good verbal and written communication skills

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