Site Basildon MHU Town Basildon Salary £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum, pro rata + HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
* We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
* We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Job overview
You will be responsible for assisting the professional team in providing care for patients in an in-patient environment. Working from time to time without direct supervision but under the supervision of qualified team member, you will implement and assist with the evaluation of individual plans of care for patients and in their management and care under the guidance of the ward manager. 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 as appropriate and as rostered. In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and as required in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times.
Main duties of the job
1. Maintain effective relationships with patients, their relatives and other carers.
2. Maintain effective relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, Trust and other statutory and voluntary organisations.
3. Report and record the results of implemented plans of care in the appropriate and agreed format.
4. Assist patients with Activities of Daily Living; including personal hygiene, dietary intake etc. with due regard to the philosophy of “normalisation”.
5. Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patient’s health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training).
6. Contribute to maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, relatives, carers and staff.
7. Maintain confidentiality of information according to Trust policy.
8. Ensure that the patient’s dignity and privacy is maintained.
9. Ensure effective communication with patients, carers, visitors and staff.
10. Observe the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Children’s Act and Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult procedures.
11. Adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures.
12. Refer all enquiries regarding patients or departmental information to the senior staff.
Person specification
* Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
* Ability to observe situations and use initiative to find an appropriate solution.
* Previous experience of working in a care environment.
* Full UK Drivers Licence.
Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
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