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Health Care Support Worker - Aylesbury

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior & Mid Level
  • Healthcare

AI generated summary

  • You must provide flexible support, communicate effectively, maintain accurate records, observe patients, carry out care tasks, liaise with others, and manage clinical information on RiO.
  • You will assist in care programs, communicate with patients and staff, maintain accurate records, observe patient conditions, support individual needs, and manage administrative tasks.

Requirements

  • To have a flexible approach in providing support, including administrative tasks, duties and activities as and when required across the service
  • To effectively communicate routine information and advice to service users, other professionals, and external agencies.
  • To be responsible for the accurate maintenance of clinical record keeping and the required communication of individual patient care
  • Carry out delegated care tasks including supported meals and skills sessions.
  • Observe and report any changes in patients’ conditions to the key Nurse and the team.
  • Liaise with other relevant individuals involved with the patient, as appropriate.
  • Write accurate records of care activities and communications with patients, relatives and carers in the patient’s notes.
  • Support patients with individual needs and choices.
  • Give formal verbal and/or written hand-over of patient care.
  • To supply all clinical information within the required timescales on the electronic system RiO.

Responsibilities

  • To provide assistance to interventions and elements of planned programmes of care to service users under the direction and clinical supervision of a clinical lead
  • To ensure services are delivered in a manner that is appropriate, relevant and respectful to all community members, recognising the diversity of ethnicity, culture, belief, privilege and capacity of service users and carers
  • To have a flexible approach in providing support, including administrative tasks, duties and activities as and when required across the service
  • To effectively communicate routine information and advice to service users, other professionals, and external agencies.
  • To be responsible for the accurate maintenance of clinical record keeping and the required communication of individual patient care
  • Carry out delegated care tasks including supported meals and skills sessions.
  • Observe and report any changes in patients’ conditions to the key Nurse and the team.
  • Liaise with other relevant individuals involved with the patient, as appropriate.
  • Write accurate records of care activities and communications with patients, relatives and carers in the patient’s notes.
  • Support patients with individual needs and choices.
  • Give formal verbal and/or written hand-over of patient care.
  • To supply all clinical information within the required timescales on the electronic system RiO.

FAQs

What is the role of a Health Care Support Worker in the Aylesbury Crisis and Home Treatment Team?

The Health Care Support Worker supports patients experiencing a mental health crisis in their homes, helping to prevent hospital admissions by delivering care as specified in care plans directed by mental health practitioners.

What kind of training and development opportunities are available for this role?

The role offers clinical supervision and a variety of training and continued professional development opportunities to help you develop your skills in the mental health service.

What type of experience is preferred for this position?

Candidates are likely to have experience working with people who have mental health problems, preferably in a supportive or health care role.

Is there flexibility in the responsibilities of a Health Care Support Worker?

Yes, the support worker is expected to have a flexible approach and may be required to assist with administrative tasks and duties as needed across the service.

How are the patient care activities documented?

Care activities must be accurately recorded in the patient's notes, and communication with patients, relatives, and other health professionals must be documented clearly.

What benefits does Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust offer?

Benefits include excellent career progression opportunities, tailored learning and development, 27 days of annual leave (rising to 33 days with continuous service), NHS discounts, a competitive pension scheme, and more.

How can I arrange an informal visit or get more information about the position?

You can contact Amidu Salami, the Clinical Team Lead, via email at Amidu.salami@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk or by phone at 01865901750 for further details or to arrange an informal visit.

What are the core values of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust?

The core values are "Caring, Safe, and Excellent," reflecting the commitment to providing outstanding care by an outstanding team.

Are there any specific community engagement expectations for this role?

Yes, the support worker is expected to deliver services in a manner that respects the diversity of ethnicity, culture, belief, privilege, and capacity of service users and carers.

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Providing mental and community health services to a population of 2.5 million people across Bucks, Oxon, Wilts and BaNES

Science & Healthcare
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
2011
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible. As a leading teaching, training and research trust, we have close links to Oxford and Oxford Brookes universities. We are part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, working closely with our university colleagues to translate their findings into clinical care as quickly as possible, enabling people using our services to benefit from the latest advances in healthcare. In Oxfordshire we are the main provider of community health services and deliver these in a range of community and inpatient settings, including eight community hospitals. Our mental health teams provide a range of specialist healthcare in the community and from inpatient settings across the geographic areas of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Swindon, Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES). We also provide a range of specialised health services that include forensic mental health and eating disorder services across a wider geographic area including support for patients in Berkshire and from Wales.