Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed staff member to join our existing community service.  The aim of the service is to provide recovery-focused treatment and support via personalised care plans for individuals who are presenting with a range of mental health disorders: supporting them from diagnosis to recovery, to enable them to lead the lives they wish to live.  You will work with the Multi-Disciplinary Team: a spectrum of clinical professionals which includes Nurses, Psychologists, Doctors, Social Workers, Occupational Therapist and support staff.

We are looking for a positive team player who has a specialist interest in working compassionately with individuals and their wider support networks.

Main duties of the job

You will work with the Multi-Disciplinary Team, and alongside qualified clinicians, to support individuals who are experiencing a range of mental health conditions.  A core part of the work will be that of undertaking physical health assessments to support with the management of long-term conditions.

You will work in a recovery focused way to support individuals to attain their optimum level of functioning; this will include psychologically informed work alongside a range of system partners.

Detailed job description and main 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 population’s 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 our 5 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).