Senior Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

New, innovative career opportunity with a multi-disciplinary approach to delivery of care.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is always looking for fresh ways to deliver the highest standards of care for our Service Users and our Acute Male Inpatient Ward in Lincoln is offering an innovative career opportunity for a Health Care Support Worker.

Ellis Ward is looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and motivated Healthcare Assistant (Band 3) to join our multidisciplinary team. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to service users, supporting their physical, emotional, and social wellbeing within a safe and therapeutic environment.

Working under the supervision of registered professionals, you will provide direct care and support to service users, promoting recovery, independence, and dignity at all times. You will contribute to the assessment and monitoring of patient needs, maintain accurate clinical records, and assist in the implementation of care plans.

The role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a team, and a commitment to delivering compassionate care in line with NHS values. Experience within a healthcare setting and a relevant Care Certificate or equivalent qualification are desirable.

Please note the vacancy may close earlier than the original date.

Main duties of the job

Deliver high-quality care and support to service users.

Observe, monitor, and accurately record patients' physical and mental health needs.

Support service users with activities of daily living and therapeutic interventions.

Promote recovery, independence, dignity, and respect.

Maintain accurate and timely documentation and electronic records.

Work collaboratively with nurses, allied health professionals, carers, and other agencies.

Contribute to maintaining a safe, clean, and therapeutic care environment.

Participate in training, supervision, and continuous professional development.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.