Job summary
Job Summary
Claimont Health have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Complex Care Healthcare Assistant / Support Worker.
This role will be based in the community supporting our Client who is an adult who has Motor Neurone Disease and complex health needs requiring high level of care and support at home.
Are you an experienced Support Worker who is passionate about delivering person centred care? Do you believe you can make a positive impact in our Client's life? If yes, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for individuals to join our team either on a Full time or 0-Hour contractual basis.
You will need to have a proven track record of complex care experience and have supported clients with:
1. MND (Motor Neurone Disease)
2. NIV (Non-invasive ventilation)
3. Suctioning and cough assist
4. Medication Management
This is a 2-1 package of care during day and 1-1 at night. Opportunities for day and night shifts are available.
You must hold a UK driving license and have access to a
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
We are looking for high quality, dynamic and experienced Healthcare Assistants / Support Workers who have experience working with people with Motor Neuron Disease and who are able to provide home care.
You must have/be:
5. A car driver with access to a car.
6. 1 years or more experience as a Complex Care Support Worker working with people with MND.
7. Flexibility, maturity, independence and the very highest professional standards
8. Commitment to delivering client specific care
9. Adaptable approach to support client and family members
10. Ability to maintain clear professional boundaries within a home setting
About us
So, why choose Claimont Health? Claimont Health is on an exciting journey to become a nationally recognised, go-to, dynamic provider of high quality and innovative mental health and complex care services across the whole of the United Kingdom. We are a CQC registered. We provide high-profile, person centred, holistic services to clients who prefer to be treated in the comfort of their own homes. We offer a tailored service, providing highly skilled mental health professionals to complement the clients needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support Worker / Healthcare Assistant- Complex Care - Bury
Claimont Health have an exciting opportunity to join our team as Support Worker.
This role will be based in the community supporting clients who have complex health needs requiring a high level of care and support at home.
Are you a caring individual who is passionate about delivering person centred care? Do you believe you can make a positive impact to our clients lives? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for individuals to join our team either on a Permanent or 0-hour contractual basis.
We are looking for Support Workers who have a proven track record of complex care experience and have supported clients with skills such as:
11. Ventilation management
12. Oral suctioning
13. Medications
What you can expect from us in return:
Reporting to our Complex Care Lead Nurse, the successful candidate will benefit from the support and motivation of both the clinical and operations teams.
Competitive rates £15 per hour
Bank, Weekdays, Weekends
Its a great feeling seeing the resulting outcomes of your skills and expertise that enable our clients to use their strengths to improve their own well-being. Come and be part of our journey to be the leading independent sector provider of flexible, responsive, and dynamic complex care in the UK.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
14. 1 year or more experience as a Healthcare Assistant with complex care experience.
15. NVQ Level 3 related subjects.
16. NVQ Level 4 related subjects.
17. Nursery nurse qualifications or similar.
18. Diploma in relevant health/ social subject.
19. Commitment to delivering client specific care.
20. Adaptable and Professional approach to support client and family members.
Our Mission and Values
Claimont's mission is to be the leading independent sector provider of flexible, responsive, and dynamic mental health services in the UK. The values we live by are:
21. Commitment
22. Care
23. Compassion
24. Leadership
25. Innovation
Claimont Health follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Claimont Health is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
26. Qualifications:
27. NVQ level 3 related subjects
28. NVQ level 4 related subjects
29. Nursery nurse qualification or similar
30. Diploma in relevant health / social subject
Experience
Essential
31. Significant experience in a similar role which demonstrates
32. commitment to mandatory training, attendance, and engagement.
33. Previous care experience in a health, social care, or childcare
34. setting.
35. Experience of communicating highly complex or sensitive
36. information and using skills to overcome barriers to understanding,
37. such as, with non-verbal clients.
38. Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, Care
39. Certificate standards, and safeguarding vulnerable children and
40. adults.
41. Experience of working in both acute and community settings.
42. Experience with working within Mental Health.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
43. Ability to provide good quality care
44. Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to
45. multi-task
46. Be able to work on your own initiative and/or as part of team
47. across multiple areas
48. To be able to demonstrate tact and sensitivity when
49. communicating with families under immense pressure, always
50. reserving judgement and demonstrating empathy, compassion
51. and understanding
52. To maintain strict confidentiality on all matters relating to
53. clients, their families
54. High level of attention to detail, accuracy, and pride in your
55. work presentation
56. Claimont Health is specifically recruiting female applicants only in keeping with the positive action provision within the Equality Act 2010 order to meet patient needs and employee safety. This post is exempt under the Employment (Sex Discrimination) Act 2000, Section the (s9(2)(f)) Personal welfare and counselling which constitutes a Genuine Occupational Qualification. The role involves working with service users where there is a risk assessment identifying the need for a female candidate.