Healthcare Assistant (Adult Care Acute)

Job summary

We are currently looking to recruit Healthcare Assistants on the Hartington Unit, Chesterfield and the Radbourne Unit, Derby City. These vacancies are for all wards on both units.

We support adults over the age of 18.

Hartington Unit and Radbourne Unit are busy inpatient facility which cares for adults at an acute phase of their mental illness.

We are committed to delivering high quality, patient centred care. We are an evolving team which is open to change and developing new ways of working and have a positive profile within the Trust and with service users and carers.

We are looking for individuals who are motivated and dedicated to work alongside the current team to contribute to the continued development of the Unit through MDT teamwork, development of your skills, a caring attitude and an ability to provide a positive role model.

Please be mindful that the wards provides a 24 hour, year round inpatient service so you would need to be able to work shift patterns including, morning, afternoon, nights, weekends, Christmas, New Year and Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (DHCFT) has an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, dedicated and experienced Band 3 Healthcare Assistants, to work within the dynamic Mental Health inpatient services for adults of working age.

The Hartington Unit in Chesterfield and Radbourne Unit in Derby are busy in-patient facility which cares for adults at an acute phase of their mental illness. Inpatient wards are an evolving service, open to change and developing new ways of working and demonstrate a positive profile within the Trust and with service users and carers. You will be expected to deliver high standards of person centred care showing empathy, patience and understanding at all times.

In this role you will be actively involved in delivering direct patient care under the supervision of qualified nurses and other members of the team.

As someone who will spend all your time caring and supporting people on the wards, you will beresponsible forreporting to registered staff the care you deliver during your shift.

As a valued member of the team we can offer you:

• Care Certificate training to give you the basics you need to do your job
• Training to make sure we keep you and others safe at work
• Ongoing training and development to expand your skills and knowledge
• Clinical supervision and annual appraisal
• Ongoing support from members of your team
• Opportunities for career development including training for nursing associates.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities