Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

We are currently looking for outstanding Health Care Assistants to join our Adult Inpatient Service at Berrywood Hospital in Northampton. We currently have vacancies on Harbour acute ward, Bay female ward, Cove male ward. The roles also involve supporting the Health Based Place of Safety.

Harbour Ward (Mixed gender) is a 12 bed, Acute ward of which provides care predominantly for people between the ages of 18 and 65. Its primary role is to provide a comprehensive range of services for patients with a mental disorder who are either detained under the Mental Health Act or Informal.

Bay ward is a 17 bedded female acute ward, Cove ward is a 17 bedded male acute ward.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Health Care Assistants to support in the delivery of outstanding care to this vulnerable group of patients. Delivery of care will include conducting mental health observations, facilitating 1:1 time with patients, escorting patients outside the ward, activities, mealtime support, personal care, physical health observations, recording on patient record, de-escalation of incidents, supporting the Health Based Place of Safety and tasks delegated by the qualified nurses.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

22 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TE751-MH

Job locations

Berrywood Hospital

Berrywood Drive

Northampton

NN56UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be outstanding by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Has had previous experience working in the care sector

Desirable

Has some exposure in the care sector

Education

Essential

Has a good standard of education

NHS

Essential

Has experience of working within the NHS

Desirable

Has volunteered within the NHS

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Has had previous experience working in the care sector

Desirable

Has some exposure in the care sector

Education

Essential

Has a good standard of education

NHS

Essential

Has experience of working within the NHS

Desirable

Has volunteered within the NHS

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.