Healthcare Support Worker

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Red Kite View is the brand new, £20million young people's mental health inpatient, and we are recruiting for the team to deliver children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS) - a term for all services that work with children and young people who have difficulties with their mental health or wellbeing. These services are also known as children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

The service is part of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and is based in Armley, less than 3 miles from Leeds City Centre. It will provide inpatient care and support to families and young people from across West Yorkshire. It marks the start of an exciting new chapter in the provision of NHS services to young people living with mental health needs and their families. Red Kite View will allow you to work in a spacious, therapeutic environment that has been designed in consultation with staff and young people using the current services.

Main duties of the job

Our Health Care Support Workers are at the centre of engaging our young people in their care and treatment.

You will work in a way that promotes positive and collaborative working between all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team and its partners within the Red Kite View Children and Young People's Inpatient unit. The Healthcare Support Worker role is key in promoting therapeutic optimism and hope with young people who have complex mental health issues and /or a learning disability and/or autism.

You will provide a high standard of health care by assisting in and carrying out a range of duties and interventions under the direction and supervision of a registered clinician. You will work within the clinical team to deliver patient centred care, which promotes privacy, dignity and respect for the young people.

There are 2 wards at Red Kite View, general adolescent unit (GAU) and psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). This post is for the Skylark Ward (GAU)

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-50023-CYP

Job locations

Red Kite View GAU

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The service opened in January 2022 and offers a welcoming, therapeutic environment to support young people aged from 13 up to 18 years of age who need the support of an inpatient service in their journey to recovery.

Red Kite View supports young people experiencing significant psychiatric, psychological or emotional problems that are causing them interpersonal, educational and social functioning problems. The team works with a huge range of other services across West Yorkshire supporting young peoples mental health including the NHS, local authorities and third sector providers.

It has 22 beds, across two wards and is staffed by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team including nurses, psychiatrists, teachers, clinical psychologists, and a wide range of allied health professionals and non-clinical support staff. The service team works closely with the young persons CYPMHS Community team during their stay at Red Kite View.

Most young people will come to Red Kite View as informal patients. Some young people may need to be admitted under the Mental Health Act (1983) or subject to other court orders. Whatever the situation of the young person they will be offered assessment, treatment and support in one of our two wards. Both wards offer light, modern facilities including spacious, comfortable and private en-suite bedrooms.

You will have great interpersonal skills and be able to establish a professional working relationship with young people and families. You will be cool in a crisis, it's a busy clinical area and we manage lots of risk-taking behaviour and deliberate self-harm. It is a demanding, yet rewarding role.

Ideally, you will have experience of working in mental health services or working with young people in an inpatient setting, although thats not essential. Your values are more important to us and you will receive full training and induction in this role.

We are looking for someone who genuinely wants to make a lasting impact on young people, who insists on doing things with care and diligence and is able to think on their feet.

The CYPMHS inpatient unit structure has been newly designed specifically to enable and encourage progression, your development is vital to the service, so you will be fully supported to continue to progress within your career.

Experience of working with a range of service users with complex mental health needs and/or a learning disability and/or autism is very beneficial, coupled with a minimum L2/L3 NVQ qualification in Health & Social Care (or commitment to achieve within 6 months of commencement), or demonstrable equivalent experience in the role of a health support worker and/or demonstrable lived experience.

Communication is key for this role, you will therefore have outstanding communication skills to enable you to work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, young people and their family and/or carers.

You will be able to manage your own time effectively, work well in groups or 1:1 with service users and colleagues, be proactive in getting on with your work, but also know when to ask for advice and support.

All applicants to this post will ideally hold a L2 or Level 3 Diploma / NVQ in healthcare, or possess skills, knowledge, and experience to an equivalent level. Where the applicant does not possess the actual qualification or demonstrable experience the Trust may require applicants to commit to beginning this (or a Level 3 qualification) within 6 months of commencing in post unless extenuating circumstances exist at the discretion of the Recruiting Manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who genuinely wants to make a lasting impact on young people, who insists on doing things with care and diligence and is able to think on their feet.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum L2/L3 NVQ qualification in Health & Social Care or commitment to achieve within 6 months of commencement.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with People with Mental Health or Learning Disabilities
Understanding of the value of meaningful activity to young people

Skills

Essential

Ability to make judgments and respond appropriately to young person's responses and mood

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum L2/L3 NVQ qualification in Health & Social Care or commitment to achieve within 6 months of commencement.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with People with Mental Health or Learning Disabilities
Understanding of the value of meaningful activity to young people

Skills

Essential

Ability to make judgments and respond appropriately to young person's responses and mood

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.