PIER Team STR

Job Overview

The PIER (Psychosis Intervention Early Recovery) team are a reasonably large team that serve Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland aged between 14 - 65 years old, as the name suggests the team supports those that are experiencing their first episode of Psychosis.

Psychosis can be a very distressing and worrying for those that experience it, it also has an impact on those who support and care for these affected, the team is designed to provide intensive support to service users and their families / carers for up to 3 years.

As an STR worker you will support a group of service users usually between 10 and 15 at anyone time, you will also lead on various group and one to one activities, we encourage our STR staff to gain qualifications in taking ECG's and Venipuncture (taking blood) and practicing these skills as part of the team Physical health clinics

You will work closely with all the other disciplines within the team including Medical, Psychological therapies, Psychology, other support staff, admin and Care Coordinators, the PIER team also link in with other NHS services as well as those in other statutory services and the voluntary sector.

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

Senior Healthcare Assistants support registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to people. The principal role of the Senior Healthcare Assistant is to assist the multidisciplinary team in the provision and delivery of patient care in line with an individual’s care plan under close but not direct supervision of registered practitioners. The Senior Health Care Assistant is responsible for providing personal and clinical care, undertaking clinical observations and other clinical and therapeutic interventions as delegated by the registered practitioner and in accordance with existing competencies.

Senior Healthcare Assistants provide care, support and monitor the physical and mental health and well-being of individuals in their care. The Senior Health Care Assistant will ensure that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established policies and guidelines. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role always. The Senior Health Care Assistant will act in a manner that upholds privacy, dignity, respect and confidentiality for patients and colleagues.

Senior healthcare support workers may supervise or guide other staff in their team. The role is undertaken following a period of experience in healthcare, so you can demonstrate best practice and act as a role model

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.