Bank Healthcare Support Worker (London Bank Pool)

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for outstandingBank Support Workerswith a passion for delivering excellent care to join our newLondon Bank Pool.

You will have the opportunity to work flexible shifts across a number of our Cygnet Hospitals in London including Cygnet Churchill, Ealing, Harrow and Kenton.

As a Cygnet bank staff you will be an active member of our dynamic team, providing support for our nursing staff including the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of inpatients, with a focus on dignity and safety at all times.

We can offer day, night and weekend shifts to suit your availability and lifestyle.

Please note all bank staff will be required to complete mandatory training which includes safety intervention techniques and face to face Induction. All training will be paid and will need to be completed within 3 months of accepting a bank post

Apply now to enjoy flexibility while reaping the rewards of providing the very best care and making a huge difference to our service users and their families.

In this role you'll:

• Work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support implementation of the treatments and therapy as per the service users care plans.
• Compliment and provide support to the qualified nurses.
• Undertake safe observations of patients sometimes on a 1:1 basis or with other staff.
• Meet the physical and emotional needs of the service users in a caring and emphatic manner.
• Play an active role in maintaining physical and mental well-being by providing and supporting individual or group work.
• Maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment to live and work in.
• Work within Safeguarding guidelines
• Undertake training in de-escalation and safety intervention techniques to support patients with potentially violent or aggressive behaviours towards themselves or others.

We're looking for people who have:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a good team player
• Resilience, caring and empathic
• The sensitivity and energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for the patients
• A genuine desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
• A strong, flexible mental aptitude and an ability to cope with the physical demands of the role
• Flexibility regarding shift patterns and travelling across sites

In return well offer you:

• Paid training and Induction
• Regular coaching and support
• DBS paid
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
• Subsidised meals on duty

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

London and South East

SE1 7PW

Employer's website

https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)