Job summary This is a newly created, specialist role as a Physical Health Assistant within the nursing physical health team at Elysium Healthcare's brain injury services.
The role involves combining pre-existing mental and physical health skills to promote health and wellbeing to service users, building and maintaining positive working relationships with local healthcare providers.
Main duties of the job As a Physical Health Assistant, you will be responsible for providing and undertaking a wide range of physical health monitoring, supporting colleagues with physical health assessments, working collaboratively with primary health to develop and maintain links with GP practices and other physical health departments, monitoring and managing PPE compliance and medical supplies, and maintaining physical health dashboards.
You will also be required to undertake additional training to support your role, such as phlebotomy, assistant practitioner, factor administration, and ECGs.
Additionally, you will ensure that the people we support have access to relevant appointments and screening, work with registered nurses to keep hospital passports and health action plans up to date, maintain clinical records, support the nursing team in monitoring and maintaining medical emergency equipment, and promote physical health initiatives to healthcare professionals and other agencies.
About us Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees, providing a unique approach to the delivery of care across a network of over 90 services in England and Wales, covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education.
As part of the Ramsay Health Care group, Elysium has a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Job description Job responsibilities Are you an experienced Support Worker looking for the next step in your career?
If so, join Elysium Healthcare as the Physical Health Assistant where you will be developing existing initiatives in physical health monitoring and interventions.
Working as part of the nursing physical health team within brain injury, this is a newly created, specialist role, where you will be combining pre-existing mental and physical health skills in order to promote health and wellbeing to our service users.
The aim of this role is to build and maintain positive working relationships between our services and the local GP's and other external healthcare providers of all backgrounds.
This will ensure that the people we care for and their physical health needs are addressed in a timely and expert way.
As a Physical Health Assistant, you will be: Providing and undertake a wide range of physical health monitoring.
Supporting colleagues in undertaking physical health assessments.
Working collaboratively with primary health, develop and maintain links with GP practices, and other physical health departments.
Monitoring and managing PPE compliance and medical supplies Monitoring and maintaining Physical Health Dashboards Undertaking additional Training to support role – Phlebotomy, Assistant Practitioner, Factor Administration, and ECG's etc.
Ensuring the people we support have access to relevant appointments and screening relevant to age and medical history.
Working in collaboration with the Registered Nurses to ensure the Hospital Passports and Heath Action Plans are kept up to date.
Maintaining up to date clinical records in line with electronic records system – Care Notes.
Supporting the Nursing team to monitor maintain medical emergency equipment at site.
Working in partnership with health care professionals and other agencies to reduce the impact of poor physical health on the client group, improving outcomes.
Promoting physical health initiatives to health care professionals and other agencies.
Participating and developing relevant local clinical audits and research, to inform service delivery and development.
To be successful in this role, you will have: Proof of continual professional development Assistant Practitioners course - willing to complete if successful Advanced qualification and or experience in working in primary care settings Current Driving License Experience in setting up new Healthcare Initiative Experience in brain injury First aid trained Good working knowledge and understand of physical health needs in people with brain injuries.
Experience of implementing evidence based practice.
Ability to cope under pressure and liaise and seek advice when managing complex situations.
Ability to reflect own performance.
Able to communicate at various levels with empathy – internally and external.
Experience of working independently What you will get: Annual salary of £24,960 The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
Pension contribution to secure your future.
Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
About your next employer: You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care.
With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment.
It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users.
All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential To be successful in this role, you will have proof of continuous professional development, be willing to complete an Assistant Practitioners course if successful, have an advanced qualification and/or experience in working in primary care settings, a current driving license, experience in setting up new healthcare initiatives, brain injury experience, first aid training, and a good working knowledge and understanding of physical health needs in people with brain injuries.
You should also have experience in implementing evidence-based practice, the ability to cope under pressure and liaise with and seek advice when managing complex situations, the ability to reflect on your own performance, and excellent communication skills with empathy.