Senior Health Care Assistant

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistants to join our acute admission wards teams. You will play a vital role in supporting adults experiencing mental health challenges, offering them hope and stability during a difficult time.

Why you'll love working here:

• Make a Real Impact: Provide compassionate care and support to patients during a critical time in their lives.
• Supportive Team: Join a collaborative and friendly team that values your contribution and offers opportunities for growth.
• Develop Your Skills: Access excellent training and development programs to advance your career in the NHS.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package alongside the intrinsic rewards of working within the NHS.

Main duties of the job:

• Work as directed by a registered nurse.
• Provide physical care to patients in accordance with their care plan.
• Maintain confidentiality and security.
• Adhere to all organisational and ward policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Ensure good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff.
• Develop an understanding of and demonstrate use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice.
• Behave at all times in a professionally acceptable manner.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist patients with all activities of daily living.
• Work at the direction of registered nurses.
• Communicate effectively with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in planning and liaison activities for patients.
• Inform a registered nurse as soon as possible when any change in a patient's condition is noticed.
• Support patients in coping with change due to admission, discharge, death or personal loss.
• Report any complaints or requests for information from patients immediately to the senior nurse on duty.
• Use resources effectively.
• Report all risks to the senior nursing staff.
• Assist in the general running of the department.
• Participate in appraisal and training to develop a personal development plan.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade and as requested by the line manager.

Person Specification:

• Education: NVQ Health and Social Care Level 3.
• Experience: Experience of working directly with patients for 1 year.
• Skills: Excellent communication skills, able to or willing to lead on patient engagement group activities.