Bank Health Care Support Worker

Job overview

Bank Band 3 Support Worker - Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service

We are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Bank Support Worker to work within our Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service.

To provide physical health care monitoring and support for children and young people referred with an eating disorder as part of a multi-agency approach to meeting the health and social care needs of children and young people who use our services. Comprehensive training for this role is provided combined with ongoing support and mentorship.

It is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic, multi professional work environment consisting of occupational therapy, nursing, psychology, dietician, support workers and medics to support evidence-based care for young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

• Promote health and safety maintaining best practice in health, safety and security.
• Physical health monitoring and support eg weight and height, blood pressure.
• Work with the MDT to ensure young people receive quality care and intervention.
• Share ideas with colleagues to improve care and suggest areas for innovation.
• Adhere to legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines both local and national regularly attend workplace and staff engagement meetings and contribute positively to discussions about the improvement of care.
• To support our Duty & Triage teams with reviewing of referrals and obtaining additional information in relation to these, and responding to calls/ queries from parents, young people and carers/ other service providers
• Reviewing and updating risk assessments and care plans for those open to the service, as well as reviewing progress with treatment and updating records in a timely manner.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

To be a successful Support Worker within the Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service it is desirable although not essential that you have:

• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of working with Eating Disorders
• Experience of working in mental health services
• Care Certificate or any health or social care qualifications or experiences relevant to this post

You must be able to demonstrate a caring, compassionate and non-judgmental attitude, and show a commitment to making a difference when supporting young people and their families on their recovery journeys. Be able to well in a fast paces, pressured environment with a number of conflicting demands

See attached generic Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:

Pratima Hurrymun, Service Manager, Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service -

Email: [email protected]

Zoe Shepherd, Lead Nurse, Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service

Email: [email protected]

Jo Squire, Lead Nurse, Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service

Email: [email protected]