Health Care Support Worker inDewsbury inDewsbury PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
The post holder will work under the supervision of registered health care professionals, contributing to the delivery of psychological and physical care. Key responsibilities include assisting in care planning, engaging service users in meaningful activities, delivering personal care, and applying knowledge of various health conditions. The successful applicant will also be expected to maintain safety standards, attend to the personal needs of patients, and participate in a flexible schedule that provides continuous care. Full COVID-19 vaccination is strongly encouraged for all employees to ensure patient safety.
37.5 Hours Per Week
Ward 19 is based at The Priestley Unit, a Mental Health Unit at Dewsbury & District Hospital, Dewsbury 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 on the male side of the ward, occasionally providing support to the female side of the ward.
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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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.
About us
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).
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