Clinical Support Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of a Clinical Support Assistant in the North Cumbria Adult Eating Disorder Team. The service is open 09.00 - 17.00 hrs Monday - Friday.

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality patient focused care in a community setting.

The role will involve improving the lives of people who have a challenging relationship with food including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge eating and Avoidant Restrictive Intake Disorder by supporting a team of professionals in the treatment, intervention, and management of their identified mental health and physical needs through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers.

Maintain safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.

Responsible for recognising the signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect, and follows correct safeguarding policies

Undertakes delegated activities within level of own competency, and with due regard to risk assessment, to assist with the implementation of intervention plans as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Completes patient assessment tools and accurately summarises within patient care records as directed.

Identifies changes in patients' presentation and acts, reports and records appropriately.

Accompany and provide support to patients in a variety of community settings, as delegated and dependent on current risk assessment.

Assists in the provision of health education and advice on health promotion to patients and their carers.

Where appropriate and with authorisation, acts as an advocate for patients/carers. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health.

To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.

The post holder would be expected to obtain physical health observations including Phlebotomy. Training will be provided.

We would like to offer this experience to individuals who are motivated to work with service users and families in the community. You will beworking as a lone practitioner but with the support of the team.

There will be an expectation of the post holder being able to independently travel across Cumbria.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

What lays ahead is the opportunity to become a member that will be recognised as being part of a supportive and enthusiastic team. Additionally, you will be working alongside care coordinators and lead professionals to achieve patient centred care that is recovery focused. The aim is to aid individuals to achieve the highest level of independence and recovery possible reflective of their situation and bring about change that is positive and improves a person's quality of life. We aim to support recovery, health, well-being and social participation.

We are a team that is compassionate, inclusive, and committed working together to provide excellent care to support our community .