Healthcare Assistant

1. To ensure that safe practice to be maintained, by a full awareness of Policies and Procedures regarding aspects of Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression
2. Promoting the recovery model of care and social inclusion
3. An awareness and to keep updated of the Care Quality commission standards
4. Aware of one own appearance, ensure the Trust uniform is worn correctly and is clean and presentable
5. The post holder will be prepared to work within the 24 hours service, 7 days per week, 365 days per year as per rota.
6. An understanding of the Mental Health Act/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLs) and (MCA) Mental Capacity Assessments.
7. Take responsibility to ensure all mandatory training is up to date
8. Aware of ones own self-development needs and attend appropriate courses as agreed at appraisal.
9. Attend in-service and other training as required.
10. To be appraised once a year
11. Undertake clinical supervision to enhance practice
12. At all times be aware of the Trusts ethos and maintaining of customer care standards
13. Undertake any other appropriate duties as required.

Additional Duties: 1. Assist and maintaining tidiness, encouraging a welcoming, therapeutic atmosphere, clean environment within the unit 2. Responsible for working with your colleagues, seeking to improve the quality of services provided to our residents 3. Assist in planning programmes of care together with the unit team. Implementing these plans under the supervision of the designated Supervisor 4. Contribute to record keeping under the supervision of a qualified staff member keeping accurate records of residents care with due regard to the confidentiality of information relating to patients. It is the responsibility of the qualified staff to arrange regular reviews and to countersign all entries into records. 5. Flexible and co-operative and willing in undertaking allocated realistic team tasks 6. Undertake cleaning of spillages, including body fluids in line with Trust infection control policies and procedures 7. Collection specimens for investigations HCA Academy, is an ICB initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT). The Academy supports the on boarding, induction, education and experience of our Health Care Assistants (HCAs), Activity Coordinators (ACs), Peer Support Workers (PSWs) and Family Care Assistants (FCAs), modelling a "one workforce" cross-system approach. To support this one workforce model, successful candidates appointed to this post will be required to attend our 4 day face to face Induction Programme (Monday to Thursday) at the NHS Essex ICB Education Hub, Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore align with one of the Academy induction dates available each month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process. The HCA Academy Induction Programme has been designed to train and support successful candidates through the early stages of their employment and provides opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and confidence within the role. Further information will be provided following interview. Following completion of the Academy Induction Programme, our new starters will undertake EPUT's corporate and mandatory training programme. This will consist of a combination of face-to-face and virtual learning to support a successful transition into employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr NHS Jobs