Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday from 9am until 5pm)
- Job ref
- 325-6222359-PLD
- Employer
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cassia House
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £24,008 - £25,553 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Health Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Job overview
My job makes better lives by promoting health and independence for people with learning disabilities by giving practical support and following a plan of care developed by a team professional feeding back to the professional on the implementation and evaluation of the work that they are undertaking. Working within a Positive Behaviour Support framework to provide accessible, non-stigmatising, localized service that contributes to the specialist health care of people with learning disabilities within the locality.
Job Overview
- To provide practical support and follow a plan of care developed by a team professional.
- To feedback to the professional on the implementation and evaluation of the work that they are undertaking.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
- To actively work with people in implementing the care plan devised by a team professional.
- To act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for peoples’ dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
- To participate in assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions as part of a holistic approach working in a variety of
- To observe and document any changes in wellbeing of the people that they are supporting, reporting to the professional or team manager any new or change in risk or presentation of the person.
- To take appropriate and immediate action to keep people safe in a crisis or safeguarding situation, reporting back to a senior colleague in a timely manner.
- To work within the Positive Behaviour Support framework.
- To work in partnership with people in other health and social care settings.
- To establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use services and their
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
- To actively work with people in implementing the care plan devised by a team professional.
- To act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for peoples’ dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
- To participate in assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions as part of a holistic approach working in a variety of
- To observe and document any changes in wellbeing of the people that they are supporting, reporting to the professional or team manager any new or change in risk or presentation of the person.
- To take appropriate and immediate action to keep people safe in a crisis or safeguarding situation, reporting back to a senior colleague in a timely manner.
- To work within the Positive Behaviour Support framework.
- To work in partnership with people in other health and social care settings.
- To establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use services and their
General
- To maintain high standards of care in all areas of work in accordance with the Trust Policies and Procedures. To act within Mental Capacity Act (2005).
- To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and To carry out responsibilities under the relevant legislation.
- To contribute to collecting information for clinical audit and
- To participate in quality assurance activities as required.
- To contribute to specialist teaching/training under supervision which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of good general education – GCSE or equivalent evidence of ability to study.
- • NVQ3 or a commitment to study for this qualification.
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a care setting
- Experience of working in teams
- Experience of working with people with a learning disability
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Holland
- Job title
- CTPLD West Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07584441945
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