Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
Whittucks Road is an 15 bedded mixed sex rehabilitation ward in a community setting, that supports service users with enduring mental health needs. We support service users with activities of daily living, and transition from hospital back into the community. The team have demonstrated a positive, kind, compassionate and caring working environment for the service users. We have received positive feedback from service users and carers who have been supported during their admission.
The team work hard to provide excellent care to the service users they work with and we are lucky to have a wide range of experienced and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team, including; psychology, occupational therapists, medics, and nurses that all work closely and consistently to provide a high standard of care.
Whittucks is described as an inclusive, kind and friendly place to work and welcomes new staff and ensures that they are supported and listened to.
Your role as a Band 3 healthcare support worker will involve supporting the nurse in charge to safely run the shift. You will carry out observations and active engagement with service users. You will take service users out on escorted leave both within the local community, as part of a rehabilitation programme or attend appointments.
You will be working within a nursing team and will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
You will be responsible for documenting the mental and physical well-being of service users and be encouraged to actively engage in therapeutic interventions and activities.
You will work with a vast range of service users, with varying mental health needs.
You will be expected to support with ward based activities, which can include cooking skills and driving the ward car.
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Clinical Practice Objectives:
1. To assist with the care, treatment and rehabilitation of service users within designated clinical areas, as directed.
2. Assist in the maintenance of a safe therapeutic environment beneficial to the needs of the service users, relatives carers and others.
3. Contribute to the team approach to patient care, providing accurate and relevant feedback to registered staff and named nurses: participate in team discussions and meetings regarding care of service users.
4. Participate in the application of care plans, ensuring interventions and observations are communicated effectively to Nurse in Charge and act as an associate nurse.
5. Assist in the supervision of other health care and support staff as directed by line manager.
6. Play a part in preparation of risk assessments; ICPA/SAP to people who present with mental health problems.
Education & Health Promotion Objectives:
1. To keep up to date with changing practices and attend relevant training appropriate to the role as directed. Promote positive attitudes towards mental health.
This will include:
a) Attend regular statutory training and updates.
b) Participate in appraisal and supervision processes from identified Senior practitioner.
c) Contribute to the learning environment of staff undergoing training and new team members as directed.
d) Maintain Health and Safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).
e) Work to the Clinical, Personnel and other Policies and Procedures of AWP Trust.
Finance and Workforce Objectives:
1. To play a role in making best use of available workforce resources based on agreed staffing models and contributing to provision of best care possible.
2. Follow Trust and Service Policies relating to the security of the building/clients, to ensure safe practice and protection of clients, staff, visitors and members of the general public.
3. Play a part in the service provision that is both safe and therapeutic within span of knowledge.
4. Supervise the work of Band 2 HCAs and others, as appropriate.
5. Contribute to the development of other support staff.
6. Effective time management
Record Keeping and Administration Objectives:
1. To maintain standards of record keeping and associated administration in accordance with AWP Trust Policy and local joint arrangements and professional guidelines.
2. The upkeep of contemporaneous, chronological and accurate mental health records in accordance with relevant NMC Guidelines and Trust Policy.
3. Work under the direction of ‘Essence of Care’ lead.
4. Contribute to the achievement of Controls Assurance Standards relating to Records Management within their span of control.
Practice Development & Clinical Audit Objectives:
1. To participate with support of registered nurse to clinical audit and comply with activity as outlined in “The Essence of Care”.
