Health Care Assistant - City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health

East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust currently provides inpatient mental health and learning disability services in North East London.

Are you a good listener, someone people go to when distressed or troubled, someone who knows the right thing to say or the right thing to do, someone who does not judge, does not make assumptions and can see the potential in everyone?

As a Health Care Assistant (HCA) you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team on an in-patient ward, with supervision, support and training you will deliver interventions defined within the personalised care plan, spend time engaging, connecting, supporting patients, families, carers and friends through their recovery pathway. You will help facilitate activities/groups and ward based projects and be actively involved in every aspect of their physical, psychological and social care.

The successful candidate will work on one of our acute inpatient wards City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health. Our acute mental health wards provide care, acute psychiatric assessment and treatment for men and women who are experiencing acute episodes of mental illness.

We have vacancies on male and female acute wards, and male psychiatric intensive care unit.

Main duties of the job

This is an ideal first job in mental health, suitable for those with life experience or an opportunity for those with a psychology degree to gain clinical experience.

However; previous experience in a similar health care setting would be an advantage; good computer skills are essential and will give you the upper hand if you are appointed. The ideal applicant will have experience in mental health facilitating and meeting the various individual needs of service users whilst under direction and supervision by senior colleagues and the clinical nurse manager.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum Inc HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-CH6884844

Job locations

City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see detailed job description and person specification. Please refer to this prior to applying for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see detailed job description and person specification. Please refer to this prior to applying for the role.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Basic Maths and English - must be able to read and write

Desirable

At least 5 GSCE/O Level qualifications

Speech and Language

Essential

Speaks English to a degree that is understandable

Desirable

Able to articulate themselves - and communicate with others

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Basic Maths and English - must be able to read and write

Desirable

At least 5 GSCE/O Level qualifications

Speech and Language

Essential

Speaks English to a degree that is understandable

Desirable

Able to articulate themselves - and communicate with others

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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