Bank Healthcare Assistant, Mental Health

Job summary

Join Somerset Foundation Trust as a Bank Mental Health Healthcare Assistant !

Are you compassionate, confident, and eager to make a real difference in patient care? Somerset Foundation Trust is looking for Mental Health HCA's to join our Bank team. In this role, you'll provide exceptional care, support mental health recovery, and help foster a positive, non judgmental environment for our patients.

We're looking for team players who:

• Show empathy and understanding
• Deliver high quality, patient centred care
• Approach every situation with professionalism and a positive attitude

Why Join Our Bank Team?

Flexibility: Choose shifts that suit your schedule, giving you better control over your work-life balance.

Variety: Gain experience working across different departments and teams, enriching your skill set and professional development.

Extra Income: Boost your earnings by picking up additional shifts alongside your regular job.

Weekly Pay Option: Through the Wagestream app, you can securely access up to 50% of your earned pay from completed shifts whenever you need it--no more waiting until the end of the month.

If you're ready to bring your skills and passion for mental health care to our Bank team, we want to hear from you!

*Please note: If successful, you'll complete a comprehensive induction over 4 to 6 weeks. This includes weekday training sessions during office hours, along with weekday shadow shifts to ensure you're fully prepared.

Main duties of the job

The job includes listening and talking to patients/relatives/carers, observing patients' behaviour, providing close observation to ensure patient safety (one to one), encouraging them with eating, drinking, personal hygiene. Involving them in diversional activities, escorting patients out of the unit, dealing with anger (explanations, negotiation and de-escalation), assisting in the management of violent episodes, helping in the administration of medication.

Full details of duties can be found in the job description.

Please be advised - this vacancy may close early if we reach a sufficient amount of applications.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, and not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

We work hard to make sure that inclusion is part of everything we do. We know that true inclusion means we're able to provide the best care for our patients and provide a fulfilling career for all our colleagues.

We have six active and impactful colleague networks. These networks provide a safe space for colleagues to share their experiences and learn from one another, but also influence change across our trust:

Multicultural Network

Women's Network

Armed Forces' Network

LGBTQ+ Network

Lived Experience Network, for colleagues living with disabilities

Autistic Colleague Network

We offer a form of weekly pay via Wagestream. Bank Pay is an easy way to automatically get paid a percentage of the money you've already earned from any bank shifts completed the previous week. It means you don't have to wait until the end of the month for your bank shift pay, giving you more flexibility.

Don't worry - the remaining portion of your pay is set aside to make sure your tax contributions are paid in full and if your tax contributions amount to less than the money set aside you'll receive it all back at the end of each month.