Healthcare Support Worker

Job overview

** Please note - due to current Immigration rules and regulations, this post is not eligible for sponsorship **

The Specialist Adult Eating Disorder Service, SAEDS, are looking to recruit a part time [30 hours] Band 3 HCSW.

The post holder will work across the All Age Eating Disorder Service working with Adults,  young people and their families to deliver outstanding care, helping to promote independence and dignity and positively enhance the lives of individuals in our care. The post holder will be expected to help practically, supervising meal times in a variety of environment, liaising with schools, colleges and families offering psychoeducation around food, eating disorders and manging emotions. You will be part of resource development, advice promotion to other professionals.

Main duties of the job

• Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
• At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
• Identifies, minimizes and appropriately reports risks of danger, harm and abuse.
• Works with other Trust services to promote seamless service-user person centered care from referral/admission, to transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
• Responsible for undertaking elements of a holistic assessment, under the direction of Registered Health Professional staff.  Responsible for regularly working with service-users to negotiate and review existing plans to address identified needs under the supervision of Registered Professionals.
• Works in partnership with service-users to assist them in identifying activities that are meaningful to them and that support agreed health outcomes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To undertake clinical supervision to further develop competence and clinical practice.
• To liaise, report and feedback to the care coordinators / team who maintain clinical responsibility for the cases by participating in regular team meetings and supervision sessions.
• To record and communicate effectively all clinical information to the care coordinator / MDT and via the Electronic Patient Record system
• To plan and prioritise your own appointments and workload and to work flexibly depending on the needs of the adult, young person and family.
• To carry out clinic, home and community visits as delegated by the MDT
• To attend client related meetings as appropriate.
• At all times minimises risk to self and others by undertaking safe working practice – adhering to the lone working policy.