Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Juniper

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and dedicated individual with a passion for helping others? We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our team and provide exceptional care to older adults in a hospital setting.

We are an 18 bedded Female Functional Acute Ward within the Dementia and Frailty Speciality. We care for Female older adults that are suffering from severe and enduring mental health problems that require inpatient care to meet their current support needs and level of risk.

We offer a supportive and friendly work environment where your contributions are valued. You'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people you care for every single day.

If you are ready to start a career where you can truly help people, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The core duties of an Healthcare support worker are centred around practical and emotional support. You would be expected to:

Personal Care- Assisting patients to wash, dress, using the toilet, and maintaining personal hygiene.

Mobility- Ensuring that patients are mobilising safely whether that be independently or with aids.

Nutrition and Hydration- Assistance in feeding if required, encourage hydration and document in patient records.

Activities- Therapeutic engagement and activity is very important in assisting our patients towards their recovery and promotes the therapeutic relationship between the staff and patients. Therefore a candidate that has enthusiasm in ensuring our patients have a diverse range of activity and facilitating this is will be our ideal candidate.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.