Health Care Assistant - Band 3

Job summary

Jade Adolescent Unit

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, Brooklands Hospital

Do you want to join a team that make a difference in young peoples lives? Do you want to support young people to achieve their full potential?

Brooklands Hospital is a specialist service, providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to people with a learning disability.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, passionate and dedicated individuals to work within our CAMHS Learning Disability service to support young people within their recoveries and to continue to achieve their goals in life.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support the nurse in charge of the ward in delivering patient centred care and ensuring the safety of all young people. As a Healthcare Assistant you would be following direction from the Nurse in Charge to ensure care is delivered in line with the Mental Health Act and taking into account individual needs.

You will support in the de-escalation of challenging situations and learning communication techniques to support each young person.

You will be required to work shifts over a 24 hour period including long days, nights and bank holidays.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of mental health and/or learning disabilities, preferably possess a NVQ in Care and completed the care certificate.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.