Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the qualified nurses in the care of our service users.

To assist service users with personal care, laundry and room care, supporting to cook.

To support service users to access the community for social inclusion.

To supervise at mealtimes - serving meals and monitoring dietary and fluid intake. Reporting any concerns to qualified nursing staff.

To be involved in patient observation.

Job responsibilities

To assist the qualified nurses in the care of our service users.

To assist service users with personal care, laundry and room care, supporting to cook.

To support service users to access the community for social inclusion.

To supervise at mealtimes - serving meals and monitoring dietary and fluid intake. Reporting any concerns to qualified nursing staff.

To be involved in patient observation.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with adults/children
• Experience of working with people who suffer from mental illness
• Experience of working as a nursing assistant Experience of carrying out clinical observations
• Experience of Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression techniques

Desirable

• Experience of caring for others
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of being involved in the delivery of therapeutic activites.

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of mental health difficulties
• An awareness of stigma and discrimination of people with mental health issues
• Awareness of ward procedures and clinical observations

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to impart knowledge, supervise and direct the work of others under supervision.
• Able to communicate effectively with patients and their carers'.
• Able to remain calm in stressful situations and display patience and empathy
• Able to respond sensitively to emotional distress
• Able to report observations accurately and concisely.
• Able to develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships patients and families
• Able to organise day to day tasks and activities based on an agreed work plan.

Desirable

• Willingness to participate in staff induction and training for junior staff

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational (or equivalent) Qualification at level 3 in Care or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Care Certificate or willing to complete
• GCSE (or equivalent level of education) with grade C or above/grade 4-9 in English and Maths or functional skills level 2.
• PMVA training or willingness and ability to complete upon appointment
• Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties

Desirable

• Assessor in CC

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with adults/children
• Experience of working with people who suffer from mental illness
• Experience of working as a nursing assistant Experience of carrying out clinical observations
• Experience of Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression techniques

Desirable

• Experience of caring for others
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of being involved in the delivery of therapeutic activites.

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of mental health difficulties
• An awareness of stigma and discrimination of people with mental health issues
• Awareness of ward procedures and clinical observations

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to impart knowledge, supervise and direct the work of others under supervision.
• Able to communicate effectively with patients and their carers'.
• Able to remain calm in stressful situations and display patience and empathy
• Able to respond sensitively to emotional distress
• Able to report observations accurately and concisely.
• Able to develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships patients and families
• Able to organise day to day tasks and activities based on an agreed work plan.

Desirable

• Willingness to participate in staff induction and training for junior staff

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational (or equivalent) Qualification at level 3 in Care or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Care Certificate or willing to complete
• GCSE (or equivalent level of education) with grade C or above/grade 4-9 in English and Maths or functional skills level 2.
• PMVA training or willingness and ability to complete upon appointment
• Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties

Desirable

• Assessor in CC

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Rochdale

Stansfield Place

Rochdale

OL16 5PX

Employer's website

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)