Healthcare Assistant
Job Description
Job summary
Essex STaRS is a specialist treatment, prescribing and recovery service for patients with drug and alcohol dependency issues. The service offers opiate substitute prescribing programmes and alcohol detoxification. We work in partnership with other organisations that provide psychosocial and recovery support.
To work as an integral part of the team supporting the delivery of all aspects of patient care. You will be expected to work with key partner organisations, service users, clinicians and other practitioners within the service.
Main duties of the job
- Assist in the management and care/recovery of service users under supervision
- Produce accurate and timely documentation/records on all service users in line with relevant codes and Trust policy
- Assist senior staff in the on-going assessment and observation of service users and provide timely and appropriate feedback
- Assist in the risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the environment
- Provide practical support to service users, carers and colleagues
- Attend service meetings i.e. referral/review/business as appropriate
- Report and document incidents as required
- Undertake physical health care checks and drug/alcohol testing of service users, document and report results
- Under supervision take part in assessing and reviewing care
- Under supervision take part in group work (low level) - such as, health promotion, sleep hygiene etc
- Provide support to service user to promote concordance with medication and treatment regimes in line with Trust policy
- Transport and store medications/prescriptions in line with Trust policy
- Provide practical support, guidance and education for service users, carers
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job responsibilities
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.
Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL
Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.
- Assist in the management and care/recovery of service users under supervision
- Produce accurate and timely documentation/records on all service users in line with relevant codes and Trust policy
- Assist senior staff in the on-going assessment and observation of service users and provide timely and appropriate feedback
- Assist in the risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the environment
- Provide practical support to service users, carers and colleagues
- Attend service meetings i.e. referral/review/business as appropriate
- Report and document incidents as required
- Undertake physical health care checks and drug/alcohol testing of service users, document and report results
- Under supervision take part in assessing and reviewing care
- Under supervision take part in group work (low level) such as, health promotion, sleep hygiene etc
- Provide support to service user to promote concordance with medication and treatment regimes in line with Trust policy
- Transport and store medications/prescriptions in line with Trust policy
- Provide practical support, guidance and education for service users, carers
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES NON-CLINICAL
- Take part in service development and review
- Ensure the service meets the agreed performance/contractual targets and adheres to local and government initiatives
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;
- Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures
- To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage
- To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy
- To provide management supervision where appropriate
- You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts, where appropriate and operationally required.
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a one workforce cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.
To support this one workforce model the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.
Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.
Further information will be provided post interview.
This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- years experience
Desirable
- relevant qualifications
Substance misuse experience
Essential
- experience
Desirable
- NHS experience
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
13 southview road
Basildon
SS16 4ER
