Bank Healthcare Support Worker

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you passionate aboutmaking a difference to the lives of young people?

Does a role supporting young people in distress and experiencing a mental health crisis interest you?

Does a challenging, fast-paced role excite you?

The this could be the perfect opportunity for you...

Chalkhill Hospital is a modern unit located in Haywards Heath. We are the only NHS Tier 4 CAMHS service in Sussex and offer a unique and rewarding experience supporting young people to recover at a critical time in their development so they have the best chance to succeed in life.

We are looking for Bank Healthcare Support Workers to join us. We are a caring, compassionate and creative team aiming to deliver outstanding care to all our young people and their families.

We understand that looking after our staff's health and well-being leads to safer services and better experiences for our young people, and so actively promote supervision, reflection, training opportunities and team away days. This is a challenging but hugely rewarding role with lots of progression available to the right person.

Bank staff are integral to our services providing temporary staffing when needed, you will be able to book shifts up to 8 weeks in advance as well as pick up last minute cover.

A face-to-face interview at Chalkhill will be required. Please see the attached documents for full details on the bank recruitment process.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Support Worker your main responsibilities will be to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment and implement young people's care plans under the supervision of a registered nurse. For example, this may include supporting a young person to develop coping strategies to help reduce self-harm.

You will be required to communicate with patients, relatives and carers and assisting with clinical duties, including personal care and ensuring infection prevention and control standards are maintained.

You will also undertake personal care duties for service users in hospital, report patient's conditions to qualified staff and document care delivery in patients notes.

You will need to use your strong communication skills, attention to detail and motivation to constantly improve the way we work.

About us

Chalkhill Hospital is a modern, unit located in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. We offer a unique and rewarding experience supporting young people to recover at a critical time in their development so they have the best chance to succeed in life.

We are fortunate to be located 20 minutes from Brighton and the seaside, close to the Sussex Downs National Park and just a short train ride away from London. The opportunity to relax outdoors has been invaluable to staff during the pandemic.

We run two shift patterns, a day shift from 7:30am-8pm and a night shift from 7:30pm-8am

We receive consistent feedback from our staff that we are a really compassionate, friendly and fun team to work with so, come and join us!

We'd love you to join an organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Date posted

18 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£13.13 an hour PLUS 12% A/L with Enhancements Weekends, Bank Holidays & Nights.

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

354-Bank-CS-20115

Job locations

Chalkhill

Haywards Heath

RH11 7EJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Healthcare Support Worker in our team you will:

- Have a recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
- Be fit to undertake any duties related to the role including physical interventions for the management of violence and aggression
- Have experience working as part of a team
- Have excellent communication skills
- Have evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
- Have a professional and friendly demeanour

It would also be advantageous if you have:

- Experience working within a mental health setting
- NVQ Level 2 in care

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details

As a clinical bank worker there is mandatory training required before you can work on the wards. These include a 5-day PMVA in person training course. Please ensure you would be able to attend, all training is paid.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Healthcare Support Worker in our team you will:

- Have a recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
- Be fit to undertake any duties related to the role including physical interventions for the management of violence and aggression
- Have experience working as part of a team
- Have excellent communication skills
- Have evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
- Have a professional and friendly demeanour

It would also be advantageous if you have:

- Experience working within a mental health setting
- NVQ Level 2 in care

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in Care

Experience

Essential

Experience working within a health or social care setting.
Experience of working as part of a team
Good communication skills
Experience with young people
Experience of high acuity mental health

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in Care

Experience

Essential

Experience working within a health or social care setting.
Experience of working as part of a team
Good communication skills
Experience with young people
Experience of high acuity mental health

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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