Healthcare Assistant, CAMHS - (Full Time)
* Job Type: Full Time
* Location: Northampton
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We are looking for experienced (within CAMHS) Healthcare Assistants to join our team
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS):
Our CAMHS is a Trauma Informed Care Service, ensuring that everything we do is driven by an understanding of how trauma affects the whole person; physically, mentally and socially. We provide low CAMHS inpatient services, with the objective of enabling young people to live well and to their full potential in the least restrictive environment possible.
Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are designed for boys and girls aged 13 to 18 with complex mental disorders, severe emotional and behavioural difficulties, intellectual disabilities, mental illness and autistic spectrum disorders. Our ethos is to provide person-centered care which addresses young people’s mental health needs as well as their functional, cognitive, emotional, social, communication, sensory and vocational needs.
The Role:
Healthcare Assistants work in our clinical areas, supporting staff teams in delivering and focusing on our patients and their rehabilitation, daily activities, and care. The role can be quite active, and we would therefore require you to be able to cope with the demands of an active post. To join St Andrew’s as a Healthcare Assistant, we are looking for the following:
* Previous experience working within CAMHS
* Good standard of literacy, numeracy and IT skills
* Resilience as it can be a challenging role
* Ability to undertake personal care (washing, toileting, etc.)
* Ability to follow instructions and procedures
* Ability to work in a team but use your own initiative
* Strong observational skills
Due to the physical requirements of this role and the support we provide to our service users, successful candidates must meet minimum requirements of physical capability, including the ability to sit, stand, and kneel for a prolonged period of time as well as the ability to transition between kneeling, sitting, and standing with ease.
Rewards:
We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing after 10 years' service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications. On-site facilities such as gym and swimming pool access and cafés all set within beautiful grounds.
Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence every single day.
Please note candidates will be required to attend a pre-screen appointment, where if shortlisted you will then be required to attend an interview assessment on site. The time scale from pre-screen to interview is 14 days on average.
*Please note we may close this advert early if we receive the required amount of applications before the closing date.*
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