Community Support Worker Physical Health and Clozapine
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Community Support Worker Physical Health and Clozapine
£25674
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Woodside, County Durham
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 3 days ago, 24 Sep | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: b841afa035004286bed09e5ddcc0778c
Full Job Description
- This is a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 This is a excellent opportunity to be part of delivering care to new and existing patients that require Physical Health Monitoring within the South Dales Treatment and intervention team at the Goodall Centre, Bishop Auckland. You will not only be part of a Physical Health Team but part of the wider community teams based in the Goodall Centre. The main role of this post is to completed generally physical observations, BP, Pulse etc, also ECG's and venepuncture. Experience and skills in this aspect are essential to the role but training can be provided for the right candidate. The physical Health clinic and functioning is supported by the leadership team. As part of the Physical Health Team you will attend the daily Huddles and MDT, liaise with prescribers and the colleagues in the team to ensure safe practice and care. Other aspects of the role include working with patients to provide Psychological wellbeing interventions and with the support and supervision of qualified staff., The weekly tasks will involve the organisation and running of the Physical Health Clinic along with your colleagues, you will be required to book, and follow up appointments. Maintain accurate patient records and spreadsheets to ensure robust monitoring of patient medication. Where home visits are required you will organise these by liaising with the patients, carers and others. The Physical Health Team take responsibility for the clozapine clinic which runs every Tuesday, you will be provided with specialist training to be able to operate and maintain the Pochi Machine. The Clinic works closely with the pharmacy staff to ensure that the patients on clozapine received safe and appropriate care. Candidates must have the following qualifications to apply for the post Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 or equivalent Care Certificate Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2 Successful completion of Trust's full HCA Framework within 6-month probationary periodWorking for our organisation We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life., The weekly tasks will involve the organisation and running of the Physical Health Clinic along with your colleagues, you will be required to book, and follow up appointments. Maintain accurate patient records and spreadsheets to ensure robust monitoring of patient medication. Where home visits are required you will organise these by liaising with the patients, carers and others. The Physical Health Team take responsibility for the clozapine clinic which runs every Tuesday, you will be provided with specialist training to be able to operate and maintain the Pochi Machine. The Clinic works closely with the pharmacy staff to ensure that the patients on clozapine received safe and appropriate care. Other aspects of the role include working with patients to provide Psychological wellbeing interventions and with the support and supervision of qualified staff., TEWV encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors to the Trust from second hand smoke and currently operates a no smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke free. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals who have experience of mental ill health or learning disabilities. Our service users and carers tell us our staff should be consistently concerned with maintaining and improving care with pride, empathy and compassion. This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possible. In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years. Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed. If your application is successful, the information you give on your application form will be used to create and be retained on your electronic staff record and to provide access to core Trust systems. Please note that if the post you are applying for requires a DBS check, you will be required to also subscribe to the DBS Update Service, if successful, and thereafter renew your subscription each year. The Trust will reimburse the subscription fee. After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
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We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life., Here at Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Foundation NHS Trust we want you to have a positive experience when you start your new role with us. To ensure you have great welcome, for all new starters joining the Trust, we offer two start dates per month on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of that Month.