Health Care Support Worker

Job overview

Beechdale Ward is based at The Dales Unit, a Mental Health Unit at Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax and is for the assessment and treatment of varied mental health conditions, usually in adults over the age of 65.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individual to come and join our team. We offer a commitment to workforce development and training, and work very closely with our Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Psychology teams. This allows us to provide a highly responsive service to meet our clients needs.

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Main duties of the job

You will need to demonstrate a real understanding of the client group and have a genuine interest and enthusiasm for older adult in-patient care, flexible working, and personal development. You will need to have good communication and time management skills which would enable you to assist in the delivery of outstanding care.

Positive patient engagement and involving service users in their care are priorities for our service delivery as well as ensuring that our practice is safe and effective.

We are a strong and cohesive team who value and respect our patients, carers and colleagues. If you feel that you are able to offer these attributes then we would like to hear from you.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

under the supervision/direction of registered health care professionals/associate practitioner, within a delegated framework for agreed tasks, seek support as and when necessary, in the delivery of psychological and physical care to a defined group of people.

As part of a healthcare team, provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate planned care to people that maximises their recovery and rehabilitation potential.

Develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people. Adopt a polite, positive and empathetic approach, communicating effectively and informatively.

Demonstrate an understanding of the care and treatment programmes of a designated group of service users to enable you to instruct, advise & guide service users, family and carers.

To make the appropriate adjustments independently within own level of competence and be able to communicate any changes to service users and registered health care professionals.

Be required to concentrate for periods of time, depending upon the care intervention/care plan eg, following the observation policy, taking, recording of physical observations etc, and responding to issues of concern appropriately. This may include areas of work requiring physical effort, with regard to risk, health & safety.

Exercise a degree of independence, initiative and judgement and consider different approaches when delivering tasks. Assess situations, identify and resolve potential problems, within own levels of competence.

Ensure the care experienced is positive and service user safety is maintained. Treat everyone eg, service users, their relatives, visitors, colleagues etc, with respect, dignity, courtesy and in accordance with the Trusts Values.

Contribute to the care planning process. Understand the principles underlying care planning eg, enabling the service user to reach an optimum level of functioning/ independence/recovery.

Implement care within well-established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and established clinical care plans. Organise a range of activities eg, facilitate meaningful activities for individuals or small groups.

Apply knowledge of longer term health conditions eg, Diabetes, Obesity, smoking cessation etc, providing advice and support.

Undertake the physical aspects of care eg, moving and handling of service users. Use items of equipment in delivering care eg, hoists, wheelchairs etc. (as appropriate to the role), ensuring appropriate instruction on their use has been received.

Assist in dealing with verbal/physical aggression using de-escalation techniques, this may include the need for restraint and/or seclusion (as appropriate to the role).

Attend to the service users personal care needs as required.

Participate in a flexible rostering arrangement providing 24-hour/7 day care (as appropriate to the role).

The post holder will:

under the supervision/direction of registered health care professionals/associate practitioner, within a delegated framework for agreed tasks, seek support as and when necessary, in the delivery of psychological and physical care to a defined group of people.

As part of a healthcare team, provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate planned care to people that maximises their recovery and rehabilitation potential.

Develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people. Adopt a polite, positive and empathetic approach, communicating effectively and informatively.

Demonstrate an understanding of the care and treatment programmes of a designated group of service users to enable you to instruct, advise & guide service users, family and carers.

To make the appropriate adjustments independently within own level of competence and be able to communicate any changes to service users and registered health care professionals.

Be required to concentrate for periods of time, depending upon the care intervention/care plan eg, following the observation policy, taking, recording of physical observations etc, and responding to issues of concern appropriately. This may include areas of work requiring physical effort, with regard to risk, health & safety.

Exercise a degree of independence, initiative and judgement and consider different approaches when delivering tasks. Assess situations, identify and resolve potential problems, within own levels of competence.

Ensure the care experienced is positive and service user safety is maintained. Treat everyone eg, service users, their relatives, visitors, colleagues etc, with respect, dignity, courtesy and in accordance with the Trusts Values.

Contribute to the care planning process. Understand the principles underlying care planning eg, enabling the service user to reach an optimum level of functioning/ independence/recovery.

Implement care within well-established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and established clinical care plans. Organise a range of activities eg, facilitate meaningful activities for individuals or small groups.

Apply knowledge of longer term health conditions eg, Diabetes, Obesity, smoking cessation etc, providing advice and support.

Undertake the physical aspects of care eg, moving and handling of service users. Use items of equipment in delivering care eg, hoists, wheelchairs etc. (as appropriate to the role), ensuring appropriate instruction on their use has been received.

Assist in dealing with verbal/physical aggression using de-escalation techniques, this may include the need for restraint and/or seclusion (as appropriate to the role).

Attend to the service users personal care needs as required.

Participate in a flexible rostering arrangement providing 24-hour/7 day care (as appropriate to the role).