Health Care Support Worker - Community Learning Disabilities

Job overviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen within the Knowsley Community Learning Disability Team for a Community Learning Disability Health Care Support Worker to support the delivery of specialist health support which promotes the independence, community inclusion and positive reputation of people with learning disabilities.The post holder will assist in the delivery of care plans and programmes by - implementing programmes and reporting outcomes, contributing to the recording of plans/programmes and providing therapeutic activity where agreed and appropriate in peoples homes or in the community.Acting as a nominated worker for individual clients who have learning disabilities and may also display behaviours of concern including physical and verbal aggression, changes in mental health, complex physical health needs. Facilitate and support the development of appropriate personal care and independence with activities of daily living. Support self-help, communication and social skills acquisitionThe service model is one of supporting people, whose behaviours challenge services, working closely with specialist practitioners and other health professionals to support this complex group of individuals to remain in their community setting and, where an appropriate admission has occurred, to be discharged promptly and safely in line with national Transforming Care strategy.Travel across the Knowsley area throughout the day is required.Main duties of the jobTo promote and champion the rights of people with learning disabilities, working with the current service philosophy and values as detailed in Transforming Care for people with a learning disabilitySupport the delivery of specialist health support which promotes the independence, community inclusion and positive reputation of people with learning disabilities.To assist the Enhanced intensive support part of the LD community team with care plans and programmes by :Implementing programmes and reporting outcomes.Contributing to the recording of plans and programmes.Act as a nominated worker for individual clients who have learning disabilities and may also display behaviours of concern including physical and verbal aggression, changes in mental health, complex physical health needsFacilitate & support the development of appropriate personal careFacilitate & support self help, communication and social skills acquisitionAssist and promote independence with activities of daily livingFacilitate recovery by assisting participation in social, vocational, recreational and leisure activities Participate in the implementation of specific programmes of care or therapy to develop and enhance socially appropriate adaptive behaviours under the supervision of qualified staffDemonstrate a range of communication skills & techniques to enable positive communication to take place with individuals who may have complex communication needs.Working for our organisationMersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.Detailed job description and main responsibilities Under the direction of the qualified practitioner, participate in the delivery of planned care within a community environment. The post holder will undertake a range of duties which include:- Facilitate and support the development of appropriate personal careFacilitate and support self help, communication and social skills acquisitionAssist and promote independence with activities of daily livingParticipate in the implementation of specific programmes of care or therapy to develop and enhance socially appropriate adaptive behavioursunder the supervision of qualified staffWhen required support the service user to access other health services and ensure reasonable adjustments are implementedFacilitate group work as directed by the qualified Nurse PractitionersMonitor mental and physical health and report outcomes to the qualified practitionerParticipate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and be committed to continued developmentProvide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated.Ensure appropriate records are maintained under the direction of the qualified practitioner.Contribute to the involvement of service users, and carers/relatives in the delivery of careProvide reassurance and support to service users and carers/familyWork collaboratively within the Care team to ensure that service users needs are metRecognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations when directed by qualified practitionerContribute to the development of servicesContribute to the effective and efficient use of resourcesUnderstand and adhere to Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelinesReport any concern regarding service user care to the Qualified PractitionerContribute to service improvement initiatives to enhance quality of service user careParticipate in service user and public involvement activitiesSupport individuals equality, diversity and rights Person specificationQualifications Essential criteria NVQ 3 or equivalent level of experience within a care settingKnowledge/Experience Essential criteria Experience of working with service users with Learning Disabilities and complex needsKnowledge of Recovery modelAn understanding of the organisation of nursing careValues Essential criteria Continuous ImprovementAccountabilityRespectfulnessEnthusiasmSupportHigh professional standardsResponsive to service usersEngaging leadership styleStrong customer service beliefTransparency and honestyDiscreetChange orientedSkills Essential criteria Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users of varying levels of understandingAble to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriateAble to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacyAbility to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care settingWe celebrate diversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email [email protected] to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications.The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email [email protected]) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirementsThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. 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