Healthcare Assistanttrainee

Type: Trainee
Region:

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The Orchard day services provides care to service users with profound and multiple learning disabilities, The service runs 5 days a week Monday to Friday. The role will involve supporting with personal care needs, the assessment and monitoring of physical health issues and liaising with other professionals around any concerns. This is an amazing opportunity for a HCA to gain new skills.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking for a Healthcare Assistant to work within our Middlesbrough day services.

The individuals would be responsible for supporting adults with a learning disability who have associated physical health problems and Epilepsy

We wish to recruit individuals who are flexible, enthusiastic and have a positive caring attitude towards our client group. The role will be varied and will include all aspects of care from implementing care plan delivery systems to promoting choice and client’s independence.

Our clients are looking for someone who will listen to them, help them, make them feel safe and support them to go out in the community as part of their treatment plans.

The successful candidate must have completed the Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2 or equivalent. Candidates must also have Literacy and Numeracy level 2 or equivalent and must complete the Trust Healthcare Assistant competencies within their probationary period (first 6 months in role).

The successful candidates who do not have the required qualifications will be expected to enrol on the Healthcare Assistant Framework which will include the acquisition of the level 2 Diploma Health and Social Care, level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy or equivalent and achievement of competencies. You will have a maximum of 2 years to complete this.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details. Applicants should demonstrate how they meet each of the criteria in their application in order to be shortlisted for interview.

Additional contact details :- The Orchard

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a relevant care environment
• Previous experience of working with people with physical health needs or learning disabilities.

Skills

• Time management and ability to prioritise effectively
• Competent in record keeping
• Approved techniques in physical intervention (within agreed timescale)

Knowledge

• Person centred care

Qualifications

• Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 or equivalent or Trainee Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 must be achieved within 2 years of commencement in post
• Care Certificate or Trainee must be achieved within 12 weeks of commencement in post
• Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2
• Successful completion of Trust’s full HCA Framework within 6-month probationary period
• Trainee – Successful completion of the Trust’s full HCA Framework, including key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2, within 2 years of commencement in post

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust