Job summary
This vacancy is for full time positions.
Are you caring, compassionate, flexible and have relevant transferrable skills?
If yes, we have career opportunities available for you within Mersey Care as a Nursing / Health Care Assistant.
No previous care experience is required for this role Due to a genuine occupational need we are currently only able to accept male applicants for this role
MALE APPLICANTS ONLY
Since the 1st November 2021 a Recruitment & Retention premia has been introduced to attract and retain staff working within the Secure Care Division in High, Medium and Low Secure Services and further support our "Grow Our Own Strategy". For our nursing assistants this will be a premia of £600 or £4034* for those allocated to our High Secure Hospital
The division is responsible for specialised secure mental health and learning disability services, in low, medium and high secure settings for service users with a primary classification of mental illness, personality disorders, learning disabilities and autism.
Due to the role being advertised for those without previous care experience, training will be delivered alongside the role. These sessions are mandatory.
This role will be paid at band 2 until completion of relevant competencies.
* Allocations will be determined by the service, R&R will reflect the amount for that clinical area
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.
Ashworth Hospital - High Secure:
Ashworth Hospital is one of three high secure hospitals in the country.
Ashworth provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment & care for patients with a mental illness & have been assessed as presenting a grave & immediate danger to others. Patients remain in the high secure service until they are safe & well enough to move to conditions of lower security or return to prison.
Rowan View Medium Secure:Rowan View provides specialist Learning Disability & Mental Health services over 8 wards. Opening in 2020 this state of the art hospital provides care & treatment to men and women. Whilst relational security & the capacity to work in an individualized and therapeutic way are central to the treatment offer, we are supported with the use of therapeutic technology for the benefit of service users & staff including virtual reality and avatar therapy.
Rathbone Hospital and Hollins Park (Warrington) and our Aspen Wood Hospital (Maghull - Opening 2023) - Low Secure:Our Low Secure Units provides mental health rehabilitation for men and women with mental health problems. The services monitor, manage, & reduce risk, whilst balancing therapy & security with the aim of helping prepare service users to lead a more independent life in the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.
Ashworth Hospital - High Secure:
Ashworth Hospital is one of three high secure hospitals in the country.
Ashworth provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment & care for patients with a mental illness & have been assessed as presenting a grave & immediate danger to others. Patients remain in the high secure service until they are safe & well enough to move to conditions of lower security or return to prison.
Rowan View Medium Secure:Rowan View provides specialist Learning Disability & Mental Health services over 8 wards. Opening in 2020 this state of the art hospital provides care & treatment to men and women. Whilst relational security & the capacity to work in an individualized and therapeutic way are central to the treatment offer, we are supported with the use of therapeutic technology for the benefit of service users & staff including virtual reality and avatar therapy.
Rathbone Hospital and Hollins Park (Warrington) and our Aspen Wood Hospital (Maghull - Opening 2023) - Low Secure:Our Low Secure Units provides mental health rehabilitation for men and women with mental health problems. The services monitor, manage, & reduce risk, whilst balancing therapy & security with the aim of helping prepare service users to lead a more independent life in the community.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate Maths, English and computer skills.
Desirable
- Phlebotomy trained
- Physical Health competency basic passport
- MEWS
- Level 2 Smoking Cessation
- Care Certificate
- Health and Social Care Level 2
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively.
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Ability to demonstrate a non-judgmental attitude.
- Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
- Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care
- Agreement to complete the Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks of employment.
- In the absence of, experience working in a care setting providing direct patient care, the candidate must be able to demonstrate in both application and interview significant life experience, a willingness to learn and a high set of transferable skills that will support them within this role. The recruiting manager will hold the decision to recruit in the absence of direct care experience based on the information provided in application and at interview
Desirable
- Good standard of education.
- Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure or health equivalent to City & Guild Part 1 or 2-year experience working in a health setting. Experience working in a care setting providing direct patient care.
- Experience of working with individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems.
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discrete
- A willingness to learn
- Able to see the patient holistically.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate Maths, English and computer skills.
Desirable
- Phlebotomy trained
- Physical Health competency basic passport
- MEWS
- Level 2 Smoking Cessation
- Care Certificate
- Health and Social Care Level 2
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively.
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Ability to demonstrate a non-judgmental attitude.
- Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
- Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care
- Agreement to complete the Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks of employment.
- In the absence of, experience working in a care setting providing direct patient care, the candidate must be able to demonstrate in both application and interview significant life experience, a willingness to learn and a high set of transferable skills that will support them within this role. The recruiting manager will hold the decision to recruit in the absence of direct care experience based on the information provided in application and at interview
Desirable
- Good standard of education.
- Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure or health equivalent to City & Guild Part 1 or 2-year experience working in a health setting. Experience working in a care setting providing direct patient care.
- Experience of working with individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems.
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discrete
- A willingness to learn
- Able to see the patient holistically.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff
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.
