Job summary
We are looking to recruit experienced, enthusiastic Band 3 Healthcare Assistants to our team. You will care and support patients who have a mild to moderate learning disability and help them through their rehabilitation pathway.
Main duties of the job
Alexander House is an 8 bedded, locked door rehabilitation unit that provides 24-hour care and support to individuals detained under the Mental Health Act, many of whom have a history of offending type behaviours.
The role will require an individual with the ability to work effectively under the direction and leadership from a registered professional in the provision of care to a specific patient group within the directorate.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people – our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will suit someone who is committed and motivated to care and supporting our patients with all aspects of on house and community activities and therapy, which ranges from supporting them to access local groups, leisure, and educational centres, to increasing their skills in all aspects of daily living, including cooking, personal hygiene, and other pertinent life skills. The staff team and wider multi-disciplinary teamwork with the person, the family, transition staff and staff in the community offering a safe place where patients and staff work together through the patients rehabilitation journey.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 in Direct Care or equivalent, equivalent level of experience
- Good educational background – have good literacy and numeracy skills
Training
Essential
- Some form of introduction to working in care services
Experience
Essential
- Direct work with people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities who have additional complex needs
- Experience of working with people who have Intellectual Learning Disabilities and or mental health conditions who have significant emotional and unstable personalities, which at times can be challenging
- Experience of working with people who have significant communication difficulties
- Experience in supporting people with complex needs to access community facilities
- Experience of working with patients who present with high levels of risk to themselves or others
- Work in a setting where there is a regular requirement to manage and resolve conflicts between individuals
- Responsible for managing own workload with minimal supervision
Desirable
- Working with offenders in community settings
- Working in a setting where people are detained
Knowledge
Essential
- Have knowledge around the difficulties faced by people with intellectual disabilities and or Mental Health conditions accessing community facilities
- Understand the value of meaningful and purposeful activity for this patient group
- Understand how to contribute to effective teamwork
Desirable
- Basic understanding of Mental Health Act
- Some knowledge of the transforming care agenda
Skills
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to handle conflict issues in a calm and professional manner
- Flexible and motivated team player
- Understand, adhere, and contribute to care plans and risk management plans
- Able to manage high levels of stress at work
- Able to communicate effectively with people who have significant communication difficulties
- Ability to adapt communication style according to patients needs including when patients become distressed
- Able to maintain professional boundaries
- Able to build and maintain therapeutic relationships with our patient group
- Recognise risk in the following areas: Physical environment Community settings Social settings
Desirable
- Able to respond appropriately to verbal and physical aggression from others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Closing Date: 26 April 2023
