Health Care Assistant - City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health
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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.
Details
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
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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