Job summary
Do you have life experience?
Do you consider yourself to be emotionally resilient?
Have you got transferable skills and like working with people?
Are you caring, compassionate, flexible and have excellent communication skills?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 nursing assistant to work on Harrington ward , an all female acute inpatient mental health ward , based in the Broadoak unit in Broadgreen
Harrington ward is a dynamic and challenging environment, with a hard-working and dedicated family of staff who strive to provide consistent, high standards of care to the diverse client base that we care for.
The range of skills you can learn and develop whilst working at Harrington ward is wide and varied, working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative and strong leader as well provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem solve and manage a challenging setting.
Future aims for Harrington ward include therapeutic and psychological input for clients, this will be driven and provided by the staffing team so staff coming into this role will eventually be provided with additional training
If you think you have what it takes to become part of the Harrington ward team then we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Details
Date posted
30 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
350-MHC5597610
Job locations
Harrington ward
Broadoak unit
Liverpool
L14 3PJ
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harrington ward
Broadoak unit
Liverpool
L14 3PJ
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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