Nursing Assistant

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

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

If yes, join our team at the Brooker Centre based at Halton Hospital in Runcorn.

We provide mental health inpatient services for adults in Halton, providing a safe and comfortable environment to promote recovery and mental wellbeing.

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

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of a qualified practitioner you will implement a range of individual and group activities. You will be required to use your initiative when working independently on the wards and are expected to report any clinical progress or change to a qualified practitioner.

You will work to assist with the continuity of care for service users on their journey through the acute service.

You will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' choice and works along side them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

You will carry out assigned tasks involving direct/indirect service user care and support service users under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

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

16 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-MHC5504838-A

Job locations

The Brooker Centre

Halton, Runcorn

WA7 2DA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal Responsibilities:

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.

See attached job description for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal Responsibilities:

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.

See attached job description for further details.

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

Able to communicate effectively
Understanding of issues of confidentiality
Ability to work as a member of a team
Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner
Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care

Skills

Essential

Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff

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

Able to communicate effectively
Understanding of issues of confidentiality
Ability to work as a member of a team
Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner
Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care

Skills

Essential

Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff

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.