Healthcare Support Worker

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 24,000; Part time

Job description

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

About
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust provides physical and mental health care, learning disability and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis including perinatal, eating disorder and forensic services. We deliver out-of-area sexual health services, and our Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values.

• Putting people at the heart of what we do
• Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• Delivering better health, better care in partnership

Contact

Key details

Location
Site: Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury
Town: Shrewsbury
Postcode: SY3 8DS
Major / Minor Region: Staffordshire

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 23.25 hours per week

Salary
Salary: £23,615 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 2)

Specialty
Main area: Healthcare support worker

Job Overview
Are you an existing Health Care Support Worker looking for a new opportunity to develop and work in an organisation that will help you achieve your goals to become the best you can be? Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our adult acute ward, Birch Ward at Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury.
We are an award-winning team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.
Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role.

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• With support of senior staff participate in procedures under the guidance of the professional lead
• Identify, minimise and report risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
• Maintain a safe and secure environment at all times for the protection of self and others.
• At all times minimise risks to self by undertaking safe working practices.
• At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
• Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
• Undertake delivery of planned therapeutic activities/interventions with an identified group of service users, ensuring planning of daily tasks.
• Assist service users in meeting their personal care needs:
• Feeding
• Hygiene
• Encouraging continence
• Mobility
• Encouraging independence
• Personal and physical comfort
• Activities of daily living
• Supporting with observation levels
• Support patients with visits off site

Working for our organisation
At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

• Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• In our Gift providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in-house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Before applying for this exciting and challenging role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job description and person specification.

Applicant requirements
This 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.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Interest in working in mental health

Desirable criteria

• Training which is relevant to mental health inpatient setting

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a care setting

Documents

• B2 JD and PS (, 728.3)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Rhiannon Merrington
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01743210000