Healthcare Support Worker - Band 2

Job summary

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT WORKERSpecialist Eating Disorder In-patient Unit, Eating Disorders ServiceKinver Centre, Stafford

Band 237.5 hours per week

Are you looking for a new challenge?Do you want to be part of a dynamic forward thinking team?An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Specialist Eating Disorder Service. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, self motivated and innovative individual with an interest in specialising in this field of adult mental health.

Ideally we need someone who enjoys a challenge, and is able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Your role will be to assist in the planning, implementing and evaluating the holistic care afforded to our patients, supporting them at meal times and throughout their stay within the unit.

The successful applicant will have met the required elements set out in the person specification and will be able to demonstrate a high level of verbal and non verbal communication skills. A degree of flexibility in approach is required along with a willingness to learn whilst working in an environment that can at times be challenging.

We can offer a rewarding job with training and the ability to contribute to a growing and developing service.

You will be based at the Kinver Centre in Stafford, working shift patterns that will include rotation onto nights and weekends.We are committed to continued professional development and therefore training and clinical supervision will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Support Worker role is to assist qualified nurses in the delivery of direct care to clients. Clinical Support Workers are to work under the direction of a qualified or senior nurse and shall only operate under their own initiative when significant risk is apparent and delay in seeking support or advice would increase that level of risk.

Clinical Support Workers have a vital role to play in observing client actions and interactions and reporting these in a clear and concise manner to qualified staff.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications