Enhanced Care Team Support Worker - Nurse Specialling
We are recruiting for an Enhanced Care Team Support Worker who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Enhanced Nursing Care Team supports our highest risk, challenging patients that might require close cohorted supervision or 1:1 enhanced care support.
We work alongside mental health liaison team, children and adult mental health team and the wider MDTs to provide gold standard care for our patients.
You will be based at the Lister Hospital but may be required to work across site on occasion.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
You will provide support to a variety of patients, some who have confusion, Dementia, Delirium, or mental health challenges both adult and children and need 1-1 enhanced care.
You will be required to move around the hospital to provide care and support to the patients with the greater need.
You will be expected to do all personal care for your patients, documentation, distraction therapies, activities, and encourage mobility.
We are looking for an individual who has excellent communication skills, can work independently, and can deal with challenging behaviour in all age groups in a pleasant and calm manner.
You must have a NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health and social care.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
* Dementia / Delirium Training Tier 1 or equivalent
* Health related level 2 apprenticeship and QFC (or equivalent)
* Willingness to successfully complete the level 3 apprenticeship and QCF as identified by department (or equivalent) within 12 months of employment
* Willingness to successfully complete the Tier 2 and Tier 3 part of the Dementia / Delirium Training Programme
* Good basic education
* Health related level 3 apprenticeship and QCF (or equivalent)
Previous Experience
* Previous experience in a Dementia / Delirium Setting
* Previous experience in Mental Health Settings
* Experienced in Children's/Learning Disability Settings
Skills
* Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
* Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
* Ability to work within a team
* Demonstrates flexible approach to work
* Basic IT skills or willingness to develop
Knowledge
* Understanding of the requirements of the role
* Basic understanding of NHS issues
Other
* Excellent attendance record
* Self motivated
* Ability to travel between sites
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.
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