Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

**Please note candidates will require their own right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship**

Band 2 Health Care Support Worker vacancy on Griffin Ward- Hershal Prins Centre at the Glenfield hospital site.

Griffin Ward is a 6-bed female only psychiatric intensive care unit which has a higher staff-to-patient ratio compared to most wards. This creates a sense of safety and a supportive team environment.

Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialised wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder, where some individuals present with acute distress and maybe absconding suicide or self-harm risk.

We offer:

• Recruitment and retention premium for working on a secure ward.
• Enhanced pay for anti-social hours worked.
• Training and development opportunities including supervision and appraisal which are aimed at developing your career in the direction you want to take it. We for example offer apprenticeship programme opportunities if you wish to pursue this.
• Uniform provided.
• Access to a range of additional benefits such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages.
• Free staff parking.
• Patient centred and supportive team.

Interviews for this role will be held by invitation only on the 6th December 2023 at Hershal Prins Centre.

Main duties of the job

Important information about these roles:

Please note that the Healthcare Support Workers work a rota system of Long Days (11.5 hr shifts) Day and Night covering a 7-day working week.

We can offer Part-time and Full-time posts, however, the minimum you will be required to work is 23 hours per week. These are also permanent roles, not bank roles and candidates will require their own right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship.

About the role:

We ask that you demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to problem solve and negotiate and enforce boundaries.

We believe our team can develop leadership qualities and if you can demonstrate yours, there will be opportunities to nurture and develop them.

We offer a rewarding working environment which gives a sense of achievement as patients progress through their recovery.

The role offers variety, creativity, and a collaborative way of delivering the highest standards of care. To do this we are looking for individuals who, like us, believe our values of Trust, Respect, Integrity and Compassion are at the heart of patient care.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Groby Road

Leicester

LE3 9EJ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Groby Road

Leicester

LE3 9EJ

Employer's website

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

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