Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Juniper

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Moseley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care provider in Moseley is seeking a compassionate Health Care Assistant to join their team in providing exceptional care to older adults in a hospital setting. Key responsibilities include assisting with personal care, ensuring patient mobility, supporting nutrition, and facilitating therapeutic activities. Ideal candidates will demonstrate dedication to improving patient well-being and an enthusiasm for engaging with patients in a collaborative care environment.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and dedicated attitude towards patient care.
• Experience in assisting with personal care and hygiene.
• Ability to facilitate therapeutic activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal care tasks.
• Ensure safe mobility for patients.
• Support nutrition and hydration needs.
• Engage patients in therapeutic activities.

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Additional Information

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025