Healthcare Assistant

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to work in the community? Do you have a keen interest in promoting physical health for our mental health patients? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you! The Physical Health in Mental Health Team is seeking to appoint a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker on a full time, permanent contract, no evenings or weekend work.

The successful applicant will have an understanding of the monitoring of physical health for people who are prescribed psychotropic medications and a knowledge of community mental health services with previous experience of working within a multi-disciplinary care setting.

The successful applicant will have a willingness to undertake training to meet the needs of the service including performing ECG's and phlebotomy, which is a core part of the role. You will be a car driver and be willing to travel across various bases.

An ability to communicate in a courteous, helpful manner, demonstrating empathy and sensitivity in a variety of situations and building a rapport within a limited time frame is essential.

To work as part of the Physical Health Team hosted by Pennine Locality, under the direction of the professional staff, supporting the provision of high quality holistic health care assessment to patients.

The Health Care Support worker will work within clinics in East Lancashire providing physical health monitoring and reporting for patients who are prescribed psychotropic medications. The physical health monitoring and screening will include Electrocardiogram (ECG) and venepuncture. Home visits will also be required to be undertaken.

To support other health care professionals in the provision of high quality care.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Date posted: 15 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,625 to £25,674 a year pa

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 351-PEN974-CL

Job locations: Pennine Physical Health in Mental Health, Blackburn, BB1 3BL

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Education/ Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English pass or equivalent

Knowledge

• Understanding of the monitoring of physical health for people who are prescribed psychotropic medications.
• Knowledge of community and inpatient mental health services

• Previous experience of working within a care setting.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.

• Willingness to undertake training to meet the needs of the role including performing ECG's and phlebotomy
• Numeracy and literacy skills.
• Demonstrates a good command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to communicate in a courteous, helpful manner, demonstrating empathy and sensitivity in a variety of situations.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Pennine Physical Health in Mental Health, Blackburn, BB1 3BL

Employer's website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/