Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Health Care Support Worker

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Job summary

Are you caring, compassionate, flexible and have excellent communication skills?

If yes, we have career opportunities available for you within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a Nursing / Health Care Assistant.

NVQ in Health and Social Care and/or experience of working in a care environment is essential.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview, where we will be able to discuss the many and varied opportunities that are available

various shift patterns on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year basis.

Main duties of the job

You will support the clinical team in the delivery of a high standard of care by assisting with and carrying out a range of duties as directed by registered staff. This will be in line with individual care and treatment plans for patients and service users.

You will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values patients, service users and their carers ensuring they are at the centre of care and treatment planning.

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.

We need you to help us achieve and deliver our ambition.

Date posted

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£21,730 to £23,177 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-MHC5333827-B

Job locations

Knowsley resource and recovery centre

Whiston hospital

Whiston

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Mental Health Care

These clinical divisions provide mental health, brain injury, addiction and child and adolescent mental health services in different areas across Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Warrington. We are looking for nursing and health care assistants for our inpatient wards. Posts will be based in: older adult and adult acute mental health male and female.

We are committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcome applications from applicants wishing to work part-time or with flexible working arrangements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Mental Health Care

We are committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcome applications from applicants wishing to work part-time or with flexible working arrangements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Able to complete Trust's Care Certificate
NVQ in Health and Social Care and/or experience of working in a care environment

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of basic care needs
Understanding of confidentiality
Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a registered practitioner

Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively
Able to work as part of a team
Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users of varying levels of understanding
Ability to undertake clinical interventions

Values

Essential

Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values (Continuous improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm, Support)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Able to complete Trust's Care Certificate
NVQ in Health and Social Care and/or experience of working in a care environment

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of basic care needs
Understanding of confidentiality
Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a registered practitioner

Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively
Able to work as part of a team
Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users of varying levels of understanding
Ability to undertake clinical interventions

Values

Essential

Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values (Continuous improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm, Support)

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Knowsley resource and recovery centre

Whiston hospital

Whiston

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Knowsley resource and recovery centre

Whiston hospital

Whiston

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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