Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Cromwell house is a 10 bedded , 24-hour Rehabilitation unit part of the Mental Health inpatient recovery services. We support patients with complex mental health difficulties predominantly psychosis. The service has a Recovery ethos and offers a holistic person-centred approach with a focus on promoting optimal social recovery, instilling hope for the future whilst supporting patients in developing coping strategies, empowering self-management of symptoms and an ability for increased independence. The job role is a full time post to include night and day shifts. Long Day shift-0800-2030 hrs. Night shift 20.00hrs-0830 hrs. With one hour break. Over a 4 week period you will complete 3 weeks of 3 shifts and 1 week of four shifts.

Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role. In addition to meet Home Office salary threshold you must have the significant experience to be offered top of the pay band AND work a minimum of 35.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Put patient care at the heart of the work you do to improve health care outcomes and service delivery

Deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible

Be the best you can be, always look for ways to improve and develop to reach your potential

Encourage others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation and continuous development

Joint working with others, e.g. patients, colleagues in the delivery of high quality healthcare

Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive

Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions both on the ward and in the community

To work with patients on a one to one and group basis to develop independent living skills and provide psychoeducation to support their recovery pathway

To carry out enhanced observations of patients/clients.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Cromwell House

34 Turrall Street, Barbourne

Worcester

WR3 8AJ

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Cromwell House

34 Turrall Street, Barbourne

Worcester

WR3 8AJ

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

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