Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Huddersfield Town
Salary: £23,615 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 05/02/2025
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone, and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours, and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
Job overview
To assist and support staff with direct and indirect patient care through engagement activities within clearly defined limits. This role will involve care and support of the older person. The successful candidate will work without direct supervision using their initiative within the level of competence.
The successful candidate will be passionate, committed, driven and able to use their own initiative.
Main duties of the job
The role will require you to support the multidisciplinary team (MDT) staff to deliver a multi-component prevention of delirium and support vulnerable patients who have a suspected diagnosis or confirmed diagnosis of dementia, acute delirium, with or without challenging behaviour using activities to support their recovery.
You will support patients either on an individual basis or in groups with reorientation exercises, stimulating activities, calming therapies, films, games, reminiscing, supporting with nutrition and prompting/eating, supporting mobilisation on the ward, personal cares (as required) and for individuals who are experiencing an acute challenging delirium you may provide intense support working closely with the MDT and family/loved ones to support them back to their baseline.
We support and use the Butterfly Scheme, John's Campaign and strive to achieve patient-centred individualised care therefore written and verbal communications with loved ones/families is also essential to deliver the best care and achieve the best outcomes for our patients.
Working for our organisation
Ward 6 is a 22 bedded Acute Medical Ward which specialises in Complex Care involving Care of the Older Person or individuals with Complex Care needs.
Our Team strives to provide the best care possible through our quality improvement work which successful candidates will have the opportunity to be a part of.
At CHFT we pride ourselves on delivering 'Outstanding Compassionate Care for our patients'. We care for one another as employees as we do our patients through 'One Culture of Care'.
Our Values as an organisation are:
1. We put People first
2. We work Together to get results
3. We do the Must Dos
4. We Go See
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To ensure all care delivered is in a safe manner with compassion, professionalism and always in the best interests of the person.
* Attend handover to ensure all relevant information is obtained and to liaise with the nursing teams regarding those who require prevention of delirium interventions/support.
* Build therapeutic relationships with patients and relatives through using verbal and non-verbal communication skills, having regular conversations, providing reassurance, being kind and empathetic, providing companionship whilst listening to the person taking note of their interests, likes/dislikes and ensuring records are kept up to date regarding such.
* Work as part of the ward team whilst delivering group interactions/activities to monitor and where appropriate prevent increased risk of delirium.
* Encourage and support relatives/loved ones and friends to participate in the recovery of patients.
* Ensure patients with sensory impairments have appropriate clean spectacles, hearing aids, checking they're in good working order and batteries replaced as required.
* Support people with nutrition, hydration and dietary requirements.
* Offer support to patients over meal times by helping/aiding with cutting up meals, arranging cutlery, removing packaging from food.
* Support patients to walk independently or aided by supervision.
* Ensure appropriate consent is obtained before supporting or delivering any intervention.
* Ensure the patient's electronic record is updated with any interventions or observations noted.
* Escalate any concerns to the nurse regarding patients well-being.
* Work with the nursing teams and under the direction of the nurse in charge whilst working under own initiative.
Person specification
Qualification/Training
* English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application.
* Competence based level 2 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Care or The Care Certificate issued by an employer.
* Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role.
Knowledge, experience & expertise
* Previous employment within a healthcare environment, working with older people.
* Experience of developing activities for working with groups.
* Demonstrate a commitment to a caring profession.
* Understand the importance of record keeping.
* Experience of working with patients with Dementia.
* Knowledge of the conditions of Delirium and Dementia.
* Awareness of Delirium prevention & management strategies.
* Moving and handling and Infection control.
* Food hygiene.
* Customer care.
* Experience of record keeping.
* Infection Control.
* Insight into the roles and responsibilities of the post.
Communication and relationships
* Ability to work as a team member.
* Ability to work in a busy environment.
* Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.
* Able to use own initiative as necessary.
* Aware of own limitations/ level of competence.
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost from your salary when you commence in post.
CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Sarah Bray
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: sarah.bray2@cht.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07584616976
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Workforce and Organisational Development
Acre Mill
Acre Street
Lindley
Huddersfield
HD3 3EB
Telephone: 01484 343369
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