Job summary

Are you burned out in A&E? Ignored in Primary Care? No time to provide quality community care?

Do you want to be part of a real team where you are supported by colleagues and given the opportunity to build relationships with patients?

Then St Andrews Healthcare is for you!

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Physical Healthcare Assistant to support our Advanced Clinical Practitioner team in the delivery of physical healthcare.

The post holder will preferably have prior skills in ECG acquisition, venepuncture and immunisations, working to support senior clinicians in the delivery of physical healthcare, together with demonstrating and promoting skills to staff as appropriate. There will be a requirement to provide treatment and advice on wound care together with advocacy of good health and wellbeing.Training and support will be given where needed

About us

We are St Andrews. We are a thriving charity, and our vision is a society in which everyone living with mental health need is heard, valued and has hope for their future.

We help people to overcome barriers, and we work tirelessly to help people in our care to find hope.

Are you full of curiosity and ideas? Are you inspired to do the right thing every day, living by our CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence?

Then come join us. Lets transform lives together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Good interpersonal skills with further clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, a basic knowledge of IT and an ability to work semi-autonomously within a team environment, are essential criteria when providing care for patients with challenging behaviours. Applicants must also be self-motivated and able to demonstrate the ability to provide high standards of care.

Knowledge and experience of working with challenging patient groups would be an advantage as you will be a role model to your team, demonstrating a flexible, individual and person centred and therapeutic engagementare key components of our care delivery focus andshould be a key demonstrable interest and ability required for this role.

St Andrews Healthcare is the UKs largest mental health charity. We offer specialist services for men, women, adolescents and older people across mental health, learning disability, brain injury and degenerative disorders such as Huntingtons and Alzheimers. Putting patients needs at the heart of everything we do, we have built an innovative culture of clinical expertise.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• The post holder will preferably have prior skills in ECG acquisition, venepuncture and immunisations, working to support senior clinicians in the delivery of physical healthcare, together with demonstrating and promoting skills to staff as appropriate. There will be a requirement to provide treatment and advice on wound care together with advocacy of good health and wellbeing. Training and support will be given where needed.
• Good interpersonal skills with further clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, a basic knowledge of IT and an ability to work semi-autonomously within a team environment, are essential criteria when providing care for patients with challenging behaviours. Applicants must also be self-motivated and able to demonstrate the ability to provide high standards of care.
• Knowledge and experience of working with challenging patient groups would be an advantage as you will be a role model to your team, demonstrating a flexible, individual and person centred approach. Safety and therapeutic engagement are key components of our care delivery focus and should be a key demonstrable interest and ability required for this role.