Job summary
Fountain Way Hospital are recruiting Health Care Support Workers to join our inpatient services!
Fountain Way Hospital inpatient team is made up of four wards:
- Beechlydene: 21 bedded mixed sex acute ward looking after adults of working age.- Amblescroft North: 20 bedded mixed sex older adults functional ward.- Ashdown: 6 bedded male psychiatric intensive care unit for adults of working age.- Amblescroft South: 20 bedded mixed sex older adults organic ward.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience working in a care setting that's looking to move into a role within mental health services or the NHS.
You'd also be a great fit for the team if you are looking for a change in career and have a drive to work with and support those who are currently receiving inpatient care for their mental health.
The ideal candidate must be motivated to learn & develop their skills and have a keen interest on working with people to maximise their recovery.
Main duties of the job
When working as a Health Care Assistant at Fountain Way Hospital every day is different. Our most important role is to engage with those that access our services whether that be by listening to their worries, providing personal care or engaging in activities.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support service users with activates of daily living
- Escort or accompany service users into the community
- Engage with service users & provide activity
- Carry out nursing observations
- Completing physical health observations
- Help maintain an organised & therapeutic working environment.
- Implement evidence-based care plans
- The upkeep of patient records.
- Supporting patients to access other services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support service users with activates of daily living
- Escort or accompany service users into the community
- Engage with service users & provide activity
- Carry out nursing observations
- Completing physical health observations
- Help maintain an organised & therapeutic working environment.
- Implement evidence-based care plans
- The upkeep of patient records.
- Supporting patients to access other services.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community, and experience of using a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the impact of such issues.
- Experience of working in a busy team, and an ability to use initiative at times of pressure.
Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with a degree of autonomy, whilst also taking direction from senior colleagues
- Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a high standard, and basic numeracy skills.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community, and experience of using a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the impact of such issues.
- Experience of working in a busy team, and an ability to use initiative at times of pressure.
Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with a degree of autonomy, whilst also taking direction from senior colleagues
- Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a high standard, and basic numeracy skills.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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