- As appropriate to the role:
- Demonstrates excellent customer care skills
- Enthusiastic, able to work flexibly on a 24hr shift pattern to meet the needs of service users
- Demonstrates safe decision making skills commensurate with role.
- Excellent communicator
- Good IT/keyboard skills.
- Diversity/Cultural understanding
- Knows responsibilities regarding confidentiality and trust.
- Resilience to pressure and exposure to emotional, distressing or hazardous situations eg, verbal aggression, body fluids, etc.
- Non-judgemental, empathetic manner
- Demonstrates Trust Values
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good administration and organisational skills
- Able to use observation skills to identify potential services user, environmental etc. risks and act appropriately
- Able to fulfil the requirements of the value based induction
- Language skills other than English
- Experience of supervising/inducting others
- GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in Maths and English or equivalent
- Apprenticeship level 3 or equivalent eg, RQF(regulated Qualification Framework)NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
- Or, level 2 qualification with the ability to demonstrate competencies at level 3
- Care Certificate or required to achieve within 12 weeks of commencement
- Level 4 units in Health & Social Care
- Experience of the speciality area
- Willingness to undertake further study towards level 4 qualification
- In providing personal care and related procedures for those with health/social needs
- In working in a caring environment at a band 2 or equivalent level of competence
- In dealing with the public.
- In working as an effective team member.
- Of demonstrating own duties
- Ability to work effectively, professionally and independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team
- In demonstrating initiative, decision-making and prioritisation skills.
- Evidence of a commitment to
- user/carer involvement
- Must be willing/able to undertake all appropriate Trust mandatory training requirements, and subsequent refresher training relevant to the area.
- Must be willing/able to undergo job development and training.
- Demonstrate excellent knowledge of service user safety, eg, Prevention & management of violence & aggression, moving and handling, etc
Health Care Assistant Bank Barnsley CAMHS Band 3 - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
Are you looking for a new and rewarding progressive career in Children and Young people's Mental Health Services?
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our expanding team. Barnsley CAMHS is situated within New Street Health Centre and are currently on a journey of rapid improvement. We provide advice and support to children, young people, families, carers, and a wide range of professionals regarding emotional and mental health.
Staff wellbeing is at the heart of Barnsley CAMHS and our recent staff survey results reflects this you will be supported to flourish in your role and have access to regular managerial and clinical supervision. We will support your professional development in a truly rewarding role help shape the lives of our young people here in Barnsley.
Main duties of the job
The role of the HCSW is varied and exciting. You will support our qualified practitioners deliver care and interventions across the service. This may be in the crisis team or at the front door of our service with the triaging and gathering of information; to ensure young people get access to the right support from the right service as soon as possible. We work collaboratively with our colleagues CompassBe and work together in Branching Minds- our one front door approach. You will support practitioners deliver therapeutic interventions to help young people on their recovery journey, this could be through 1-1 work or through group-based interventions.
About us
Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.
Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job descriptionJob 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)
Person SpecificationSpecial Knowledge Skills
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Qualifications
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Experience
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Training
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