Healthcare Assistant - Thames House

Job summary

We areseekinghighly motivated, compassionate, and resilient healthcare professionals who have a background in mental health or a genuine passion for working within a female forensic mental health setting to join our multi-disciplinary team at Thames House.

Thames House is a 26-bedded low secure unit for women, supporting individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness and/or personality disorder. Many of our service users havepreviousexperience of the criminal justice system. The servicecomprisesa 10-bedded High Dependency Unit and a 16-bedded Low Dependency Unit, offering structured, recovery-focused care in a safe and therapeutic environment.

You'llwork a rotating shift pattern to cover our 24/7 service. This will be a mixture of early and late day shifts with one night week in every four.

Main duties of the job

We haveestablishedvery effectiveways of working with the patients to help themidentifyand reach their goals, whilst keeping them safe and supporting them onwards to a new life in the community.

We'llneed you to have excellent communication skills with positive attitude. We share a caring,non-judgmentaland inclusive attitude, committed to the delivery of safe, high-quality care.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting service users' recovery and rehabilitation through therapeutic and person-centred care

• Maintaininghigh standardsof care within a safe, secure, and supportive environment

• Contributing to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care and treatment for individuals with mental health needs

• Demonstrating professionalism, compassion, and resilience when working with complex and challenging presentations

This role attracts an RSU *Lead payment of £1,446 per annum, in addition to your annual salary.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Thames House

Oxford

OX4 4XN

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Thames House

Oxford

OX4 4XN

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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