Nursing Assistant Recruitment Event - Liverpool Services

Nursing Assistant Recruitment Event - Liverpool Services

We have an exciting Recruitment event for Nursing Assistants to be based at our services in Liverpool South areas. This is the perfect opportunity for those who may live locally to these services or surrounding areas.

If you are a caring and compassionate person, then we would love to welcome you to apply for our event. Previous experience working in a care-related role is essential.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend our recruitment event on 26th April, where you will be given an overview of the Trust, be able to discuss the many and varied opportunities that are available, and will be interviewed on the day.

We have roles available across a variety of our services with various shift patterns on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year basis.

Main Duties of the Job

You will support the clinical team in the delivery of a high standard of care by assisting with and carrying out a range of duties as directed by registered staff. This will be in line with individual care and treatment plans for patients and service users.

You will demonstrate an attitude that respects and values patients, service users, and their carers, ensuring they are at the centre of care and treatment planning.

About Us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, as well as 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 costs as we do so.

We need you to help us achieve and deliver our ambition.

Job Responsibilities

Mental Health Care Division

This clinical division provides mental health, brain injury, and addiction services in different areas across Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, and Warrington.

Posts for this event will be based in our Liverpool area: Broadoak, Leigh Moss, Rathbone, Windsor, Rathbone Rehab Centre, and Heys Court sites.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Able to complete Trust's Care Certificate
• NVQ (accredited qualification) in Health and Social Care and experience of working in a care environment

Knowledge

• Understanding of basic care needs
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
• Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a registered practitioner

Skills

• Able to communicate effectively
• Able to work as part of a team
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users of varying levels of understanding
• Ability to undertake clinical interventions

Values

• Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values (Continuous improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm, Support)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.