Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Support Worker

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Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate individuals to join Amber Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) working with adults with acute mental health needs in Langley Green Hospital.

Whether you have previous experience in a healthcare setting, or looking for a career change, Langley Green Hospital provides a comprehensive induction period that will support you to develop in to a knowledgeable and skilled healthcare assistant. There is a wealth of career development opportunities available to all of our colleagues, and you will be supported to undertake comprehensive training in specialist skills such as The Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) and Immediate Life Support (ILS).

The ideal candidate will have a passion for supporting service users in crisis and breaking down the stigma of mental illness. You will be working alongside a multi disciplinary team to deliver person centred, evidenced based care.

Amber Ward is a 12-bed mixed gender Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)supporting adults with significant mental health needs. We also support the Hospital Place of Safety.

Main duties of the job

In your role as healthcare support worker, you will report to the nurse in charge and your main duties will involve completing observations on service users to maintain their safety and support them by having regular, therapeutic engagements. You will act as an escort to service users, whether to accompany them on therapeutic community leave or for conveyance to another healthcare setting. You will follow each service users care plan to engage them in therapeutic interventions, and will be encouraged to share your views and expertise in developing person-centred plans for care and treatment.

We are currently recruiting for full time (37.5 hour) healthcare support workers to work a variety of shifts, including long day and night shifts.

Langley Green Hospital can be a fast paced and dynamic place to work, and no two days are the same. You will be supported in regular supervision by your line manager or other members of the management team, where you. And discuss any concerns or ideas you may have to develop the service we provide.

About us

Amber Ward provides 12.5 hour shift patterns, with day shifts starting at 07:00 and ending at 19:30, and night shifts starting at 19:00 and ending at 07:30. All applicants can expect to work a roster that covers both day shifts and night shifts, as well as some weekend working. Both day and night shifts begin promptly with a handover from the nurse in charge from the previous shift, and so excellent timekeeping is required in this role.

There are pay enhancements available for antisocial hours and weekend working, and our colleagues report a significant uplift in take home pay when enhancements are added to their basic salary. If successful, you will also be automatically added to the SPFT Bank staffing, which will allow you to work extra bank shifts on top of your contracted shifts across SPFT sites.

Date posted

18 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AN-20707

Job locations

Amber Ward, Langley Green Hospital

Martyrs Avenue

Crawley

RH117EJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification is attached to this job advert. Please see these for further information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification is attached to this job advert. Please see these for further information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good General Education
NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
Experience of working collaboratively i.e. with colleagues, wider teams, service users etc
An understanding of confidentiality

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good General Education
NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
Experience of working collaboratively i.e. with colleagues, wider teams, service users etc
An understanding of confidentiality

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.