Health Support Worker

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We recruit people based on their values, and believe that their lived experience is an advantage. We seek out potential, not perfection, and this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Putting your principles, passions and behaviours at the centre of our recruitment.

Attached to this advert is 2 supporting documents. The Recruitment Profile includes support guidance on making a good application, a video on the Healthcare Support Worker role, and also includes the full Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

Do you find empathy comes easily and you treat everyone with respect without thinking? If caring is second nature, and you are passionate about helping people, then we would love for you to join our Healthcare Support Worker colleagues who provide care to our service users to live more fulfilling lives. Your career with the Acute Inpatients Service could start here.

Our Acute Inpatients Service consists of 4 wards at the Becklin Centre and 2 wards at the Newsam Centre which provide care for people with complex acute mental health needs.

We want to know all about you, your core values, if you have lived experience of mental health, any caring responsibilities, your skills and experience so we can find the perfect role for you at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

This post requires shift work as we provide support over a 24/7 basis. You must be able to work a variety of shifts including night shifts, weekends and public holidays. We will however consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff.

You will be supported in your personal and professional development via manager supervision, training and other Continuing Professional Development opportunities. You will have an induction to the Trust and your team and the opportunity to complete the care certificate if necessary.

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

05 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-74823-ACUTE

Job locations

Becklin Centre

Leeds

LS9 7BE

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Healthcare Support worker, you will be expected to work with patients, carers and Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide care to people with mental health needs.

The successful candidates will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing high quality care and treatment of clients within the inpatient service based on female wards within Becklin Centre Centre. We are looking for individuals who are;

Passionate about working with service users with complex mental health disorders.
Resilient, compassionate and dedicated to providing a high level of care.
Patient focused and driven to helping encourage recovery of our patients.
Positive and enthusiastic in your approach, calm and confident when dealing with the needs of the service users.
Excellent communication skills

You will be able to demonstrate genuine interest in mental health and be committed to involving service users in all aspects of their care. The role requires candidates to support the care, assessments, interventions and activities for service users.

We are committed to improving service provision and actively engage all staff in developing services. The successful candidates will be encouraged to develop creative ideas that support service users and the service as a whole. You will have the energy to work hard in a very active and busy inpatient care environment.

For full details on the job description and main responsibilities please read the attached Recruitment Profile.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Healthcare Support worker, you will be expected to work with patients, carers and Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide care to people with mental health needs.

Passionate about working with service users with complex mental health disorders.
Resilient, compassionate and dedicated to providing a high level of care.
Patient focused and driven to helping encourage recovery of our patients.
Positive and enthusiastic in your approach, calm and confident when dealing with the needs of the service users.
Excellent communication skills

For full details on the job description and main responsibilities please read the attached Recruitment Profile.

Person Specification

Values

Essential

Positive desire to work with people with mental health needs.
Has the applicant displayed or described a way in which they meet 1 of the 3 Trust values? Caring, Simple, Integrity?

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ 3 in Care/recognisable equivalent or equivalent experience. or be willing to undertake such training or experience of working with a range of service users with complex mental health needs and /or has personal lived experience.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working with individuals with mental health needs.
Has the applicant evidenced lived experience, caring or volunteering experience within the supporting statement?

Person Specification

Values

Essential

Positive desire to work with people with mental health needs.
Has the applicant displayed or described a way in which they meet 1 of the 3 Trust values? Caring, Simple, Integrity?

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ 3 in Care/recognisable equivalent or equivalent experience. or be willing to undertake such training or experience of working with a range of service users with complex mental health needs and /or has personal lived experience.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working with individuals with mental health needs.
Has the applicant evidenced lived experience, caring or volunteering experience within the supporting statement?

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.