Job summary
The post holder will work in the Basildon & Brentwood Older Adult Community Mental Health, Dementia & Frailty service.
The post holder will work with other team members and other system colleagues to support those with functional mental health issues, including those with serious mental illness (SMI).
Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.
Main duties of the job
Providing person centred care and working within the recovery model approach enabling patients to work towards their goals and supporting the maximisation of health outcomes.
This will include both psychological and physiological observations and the promotion of healthy lifestyles for our patients, signposting to relevant physical health interventions as required.
The post holder will assist in enabling patients to access the support they need to address their physical and mental health needs and promote recovery.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a one workforce cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.
To support this one workforce model the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.
Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.
Further information will be provided post interview.
This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Associate Practitioner Qualification / NVQ Level 3 or willing to work towards qualification.
- Relevant training (or completed within the first 12 weeks in such as baseline clinical observations)
- Training in phlebotomy / ECG or willingness to undertake training
- Care Certificate (or complete this within the first 12 weeks in post)
- Making Every Contact Count Training or willingness to undertake training
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
Desirable
- Experience of working in older adult mental health and dementia.
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Literate in IT/Computer Skills
- Good oral communication skills based on fluency on the English Language
- Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in distress, their families and carers.
- Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.
- Ability to communicate in a sensitive reassuring manner, with empathy
- Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format
- Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of patients.
- Able to deal with a range of clients presenting with mental health difficulties, their carers and the clinical team.
- Able to concentrate on specific activities for up to an hour at a time.
- Able to deal with conflicting demands in an unpredictable work pattern.
- Able to work flexibly and adapt to each person as appropriate to their needs in a variety of settings
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Fitness Analysis as appropriate
- Able to work in a variety of community. Settings which may include GP Surgeries, Community Clinics and patient's homes
- Adhere to health and safety infection control guidelines when handling contained hazardous materials/uncontained hazardous materials e.g blood
- Current driving licence
- Ability to travel across sites efficiently and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of being supervised
Desirable
- Experience of working with indirect supervision
- Experience of reviewing, recording and communicating information
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Shares the Trust's Beliefs and models this in their attitude and behaviour
- Ensures that the organisational values of open, compassionate and empowering are demonstrated by self and others every day and that any matters of concern are addressed in a timely way, either directly; or raised with the relevant Line Manager; or through the relevant processes within the Trust as appropriate.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sankey House
81 High Road
Pitsea
CM7 9AE