Health Care Support Worker - The Harbour

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria are recruiting highly motivated, suitably qualified, confident and forward thinking individual to work as a healthcare assistant on the following wards at The Harbour.

***You will need to identify in your supporting informationwhat ward you wish to work in ***

Bronte Ward (Older Adults Dementia)
Austen Ward (Older Adults - Female)
Dickens Ward (Older Adults Male)
Wordsworth (Older Adults Dementia)
Churchill Ward (Adult Male)
Orwell Ward (Adult Male)
Shakespeare Ward (Adult Female)
Stevenson Ward (Adult Female)
Keats Ward (PICU Male)
Byron Ward (PICU Female)
136 Suite - Harbour

The Harbour is situated on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, with the Ribble Valley to the South, the Bowland Hills to the East and not too distant from the Lake District. It also has the benefits of being situated in a quiet area, very close to motorway links, just off the M55.

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Main duties of the job

The Harbour consists of a variety of wards, including Adult Acute, Psychiatric Intensive Care Units, Older Adult Wards and Dementia Wards. The teams work very closely to support each other and there is a clear focus on support and professional development of our nurses.

We have a wealth of disciplines based at the Harbour, including Psychologists, Occupational Health Nurses, Health and Wellbeing Workers, Physical Health Nurses, Pharmacists and Psychiatric consultants. This ensures a holistic way of working and enables us to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients.

The successful post holder will be expected be able to rotate across the specialty areas and be able to work shifts covering 24 hours, seven days a week.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

05 September 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

351-RA-FYL816-MF-B

Job locations

The Harbour

Preston New Rd

Blackpool

FY4 4FE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Can demonstrate the skills and knowledge gained through work (paid/unpaid) in a care setting and an interest in completing NVQ Level III or Higher in Health and Social Care OR Currently hold a NVQ Level III or Higher in Health and Social Care or QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrates an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness and person centred recovery
Understands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act with regard to patient confidentiality.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with service users with mental health problems - for example working in a caring environment such as a nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer.

Skills

Essential

Can demonstrate a clear commitment to the Trust values and can provide practical examples of where they have worked with: oWe are always learning oWe are respectful oWe are kind oWe are a team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Can demonstrate the skills and knowledge gained through work (paid/unpaid) in a care setting and an interest in completing NVQ Level III or Higher in Health and Social Care OR Currently hold a NVQ Level III or Higher in Health and Social Care or QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrates an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness and person centred recovery
Understands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act with regard to patient confidentiality.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with service users with mental health problems - for example working in a caring environment such as a nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer.

Skills

Essential

Can demonstrate a clear commitment to the Trust values and can provide practical examples of where they have worked with: oWe are always learning oWe are respectful oWe are kind oWe are a team

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.