Enhanced Care Support Assistant United Kingdom
Job description
Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant seeking a unique and rewarding nursing experience? Are you eager to enhance your skills in a variety of settings, making a positive impact on the care of patients who require enhanced supervision? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our brand-new Enhanced Care Team within Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust. We are seeking personable, and motivated individuals with exceptional communication and teamwork abilities to support our qualified staff in delivering patient-centred care and improving overall patient experience
As a Care Assistant with demonstrable experience, you will be expected to provide support to clinical areas that require enhanced care and observations for patients who may be at risk to themselves and or others due to Brain Injury, Confusion, Delirium, Dementia, End of Life, Learning Disability, Mental Health, Substance Withdrawal and/or other contributing factors.
**Please note certificate of sponsorships will not be supported for this position**
The successful candidate will be motivated and enthusiastic with excellent communication skills and embrace the challenge of working in a highly demanding environment where all patients' needs are managed as safely, efficiently, and compassionately as possible across the acute setting.
As part of the role, you will be required to work on a 1:1 basis with high-risk patients, support the clinical area by providing Baywatch for a number of lesser risk patients or provide general support to clinical areas .
To provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care, both on a 1:1 basis or enhanced supervisory support, recognising and meeting specific needs of the patient(s) who are identified as needing enhanced care and observation as required, for example those under a Deprivation of liberty safeguard (DOLS) or patients under the Mental Health Act.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
