Senior Health Care Assistant

Oxleas NHS Trust is searching for compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join Working Age Adult admission wards. You'll 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., Acute and Crisis Directorate : Healthcare Assistant (Mental Health) at Oxleas NHS Trust - Make a Difference Every Day
+ To work as directed by a registered nurse. + To provide physical care to patients in accordance with their care plan + Understanding the need for and always maintaining confidentiality and security. + Adhering to all organisational and ward policies, procedures and guidelines. + Ensuring good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff. + Developing an understanding of and demonstrating use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice. + Behaving at all times in a professionally acceptable manner, + Assist patients will all activities of daily living (eating and drinking, movement, physical comfort, personal hygiene and use of toilet facilities). + To 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 change due to admission, discharge, death or personal loss and in adapting to their new environment. + Report any complaints or requests for information from patients immediately to the senior nurse on duty to enable prompt response. + Use resources effectively. + Report all risks to the senior nursing staff. + Assist in the general running of the department by undertaking housekeeping and clerical duties as appropriate. + Participate in appraisal and training of self to develop a personal development plan and strive to achieve the set objectives, including NVQs. + Undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade and as requested by the line manager. + Attend staff meetings, updates and attend mandatory training as required. + Take responsibility for carrying a radio and responding as required. + Work closely with Management to ensure that the Prison Health Agenda is supported at all levels in the Practice. + Develop and maintain effective communications with all interested parties. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request. If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.


• Care Certificate and some experience as a Health Care Assistant (or relevant qualifications).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within a team.
• A compassionate and empathetic nature with a genuine desire to support patient well-being.
  
  Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: + We're Kind + We're Fair + We Listen + We Care


• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package alongside the intrinsic rewards of working within the NHS.