Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Housekeeper (Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit)

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Job summary

Come and join our fabulous new team on Newton Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Clock View Hospital.

As a Housekeeper, under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and Nursing team, you will support in ensuring a clean and safe environment where the individual needs of our service users are met in a timely and effective manner utilising best practice.

Working as part of the team, you will help service users with their nutritional needs, assist in maintaining a clean and therapeutic environment, support and promote independent personal care as well as welcoming and greeting visitors to the ward.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for individuals interested and committed to delivering excellent service user care within a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment.

Newton ward is a dynamic and challenging environment, with a hard-working and dedicated staff team 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 is expansive 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.

On Newton ward we encourage staff to gain further knowledge by enriching their skills through the opportunity to enrol on many of our development, leadership and training courses.

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.

Date posted

12 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

350-MHC6780570

Job locations

Clock View

2A Oakhouse Park

Liverpool

L9 1EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the job description for detailed responsibilities.

Newton Ward currently supports all wards across the Sefton, Liverpool and Kirkby footprint and of recent now provides psychiatric intensive care services to the whole of the Mental Health Division.

Newton Ward is 12 bedded mixed ward based at Clock View Hospital that provides short-term intensive assessment, treatment, and support to service users, who are experiencing a mental health crisis, and often present with a variety of complex mental health needs.

To maximise service user recovery, the team works in a trauma informed way. Our aim is to work in the least restrictive way as possible whilst maintaining patient safety.

Upon joining our team, we will ensure that you undergo both mandatory and bespoke training, to fully equip you with the skills required to work within our psychiatric intensive care environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the job description for detailed responsibilities.

Newton Ward currently supports all wards across the Sefton, Liverpool and Kirkby footprint and of recent now provides psychiatric intensive care services to the whole of the Mental Health Division.

To maximise service user recovery, the team works in a trauma informed way. Our aim is to work in the least restrictive way as possible whilst maintaining patient safety.

Upon joining our team, we will ensure that you undergo both mandatory and bespoke training, to fully equip you with the skills required to work within our psychiatric intensive care environment.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Ability to function effectively as a team member
Experience of working within and environment of service users with mental health problems

Values

Essential

Continuous improvement
Accountability
Respect
Enthusiasm
Support
High professional standards
Responsive to service users
Engaging leadership style
Strong customer service belief
Transparency and honesty
Discreet
Change oriented

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Basic understanding of mental illness
Awareness of role of stock rotation/monitoring

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Ability to function effectively as a team member
Experience of working within and environment of service users with mental health problems

Values

Essential

Continuous improvement
Accountability
Respect
Enthusiasm
Support
High professional standards
Responsive to service users
Engaging leadership style
Strong customer service belief
Transparency and honesty
Discreet
Change oriented

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Basic understanding of mental illness
Awareness of role of stock rotation/monitoring

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

Clock View

2A Oakhouse Park

Liverpool

L9 1EP

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Clock View

2A Oakhouse Park

Liverpool

L9 1EP

Employer's website

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