Health and Social Care Support Worker

Are you looking for new challenge, why not Join Livewell Southwest's New Health and Social Care Reablement team?

LWSW is seeking Senior Rehabilitation Health Care Assistants in the William & Patricia Venton Centre. A new 23 bedded in-patient unit for adults who require intermediate care to avoid hospital admission or are clinically fit for discharge from hospital but require social care or support with reablement goals before returning home.

hours per week, with flexible shift patterns to provide a responsive 24 / 7 service. You will need to be responsive to the needs of the patients across the WPVC site, this will involve contact with relatives, carers and other agencies.

You will support people to engage with a personalised rehabilitation program and actively encourage engagement in everyday life skills, promoting independence and rehabilitation in a safe manner and in line with assessed risk.

Interventions will be carried out as part of the care plans and information recorded as directed by Livewell Southwest's policies and procedures on electronic patients notes under the supervision of the registered health care professional.

There are a range of opportunities to learn new clinical skills and opportunities to progress. You will undertake an induction as well as specific training relevant to the areas you may be allocated to, this includes continence, tissue viability, and pressure area care., The role of the Senior Rehabilitation Health Care Assistant is to provide holistic care to patients with aim of reablement with a strong ethos of Encourage, promote, facilitate independence.

The post holder will be dynamic and responsive to the needs of the patients and will deliver care as prescribed by the registered professionals within the team.

You will support / assist in medication administration according to patient needs in line with the processes associated with STCC.

You will work in collaboration with the wider NHS services.

You will carry out interventions as part of the care plans and record information as directed by Livewell Southwests policies and procedures on electronic patients notes.

The post holder will be required to work alone with clients without direct supervision.

Support service users engage with a personalised rehabilitative program.

To engage in delivering clear, concise handovers between colleagues daily.

To actively encourage and promote engagement in everyday life skills, promoting independence and rehabilitation in a safe manner and in line with assessed risk.

Follow Livewell Polices and clinical guidance related to STCC.

The post holder is required to be flexible in the shift patterns as the service requirements can vary depending on patient need.

These could vary in length and would include nights to provide a responsive 24 / 7 service as directed by service lead., With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative.

Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.

We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can.

Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well., To work under the direction of STCC Manager, but at times will not have direct supervision.

To support / assist in medication administration according to patient needs in line with the processes associated with STCC

To carry out multi-disciplinary treatment plans on behalf of the team incorporating elements of all disciplines treatment as delegated and taught by those professionals within the team.

To always maintain and preserve confidentiality, and be aware of the Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records and Consent for Treatment.

To be aware of Health and Safety at Work Act and the implications for the work environment.

To report and record incidents and near misses relating to health, safety, security, fire, physical violence, aggression and verbal abuse.

Using the incident reporting system.

To obtain knowledge of Livewell Southwests policies, procedures and practices and carry out duties in accordance with them.

To support activities on a 1 : 1 basis, including risk management, therapeutic interventions as directed and undertake specific clinical skills such as clinical observations, Skin assessments, Continence management and medication administration.

To receive reports on patient care and be able to cascade the information using resources available such as handovers, clinical records and team meetings.

To be able to recognise a deteriorating patient, complete clinical observations and escalate appropriately.

Make appropriate records in the multi-disciplinary patient file / electronic records.

Record and manage patients property.

Be willing to undertake training opportunities and develop link roles within LSW pertinent to the STCC. ( IPCT, Tissue Viability)

To work collaboratively with AGE UK staff within the WPVC.

To actively participate in personal development training needs.

To maintain your clinical competencies through mandatory training and external training opportunities where appropriate.

To participate in LWSW staff appraisal scheme including the formulation of personal Development Plans (PDP).

To support new and less experienced members of all disciplines, both formally and informally, including students and placements with STCC.

To contribute to any audit process.

To behave in a manner which does not bring Livewell Southwest into disrepute.

Notes

This job description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and his / her manager.

This job will be reviewed within the appraisal process on an annual basis.

The post holder is required to conform to Livewell Southwest policies on Health, Safety, Fire procedures, record keeping and confidentiality.

To undertake annual competency assessment appropriate to the role

Experience

Essential

Experience of one year in an Adult Social or Health setting

Desirable

• Working within a Multi-Disciplinary Team


• Experience of supporting individuals with activities of daily living


• Ability to use own initiative and work unsupervised.


Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of role.


• Evidence of literacy and numeracy skills


• Demonstrates an understanding of patients physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs according to speciality


• Awareness of personal safety


• Care plans and risk assessments


• Confidentiality


Desirable

• Willingness to undertake training in relation to required skills


• Knowledge of solution focused approach


• Risk management 1 : 1 with complex patients, Vocational Qualification at level III or able to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and ability to work at that level in a health care related area.


• Level GCSE Maths and English at grade C / 4 or above, OR hold level 2 Functional skills qualifications in English and Maths.


• Ability to engage patients in activities


• Record keeping skills


Desirable

• Ability to work with minimum of supervision


• Time Management


• To undertake baseline physical observations


• Computer skills
  
  Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall.
  
  Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.