Bank Healthcare Assistant, Springwood

NHS; Malton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate Healthcare Assistants to join their innovative team focused on mental health care. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a supportive environment, providing essential care to individuals with mental health challenges. As a bank worker, you'll have the flexibility to choose your shifts while benefiting from comprehensive training to enhance your skills. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving patient care and making a real difference in the community. If you're passionate about mental health and ready for a rewarding challenge, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a similar environment with mental health needs.
• Mandatory training program within the first 8 weeks of commencement.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing staff in meeting the needs of service users.
• Deliver all aspects of care to promote choice and client independence.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Basic computer skills

Education

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Key skills in literacy (level 1)

Key skills in numeracy (level 1)

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Calling experienced Healthcare Assistants with experience of working on inpatient units with people suffering mental ill health.

Are you passionate about mental health care and ready for a new challenge? We are working differently and innovatively to optimise holistic and patient centred care. If you have a particular interest in mental health and want to develop your mental health skills then this role provides an exciting opportunity for you.

TEWV is developing a forward thinking nursing vision and robust defined career pathways. As a Healthcare Assistant you will be experienced in empathetic patient-centred care and want to make a difference in the lives of our patients.

Main Duties of the Job

Successful applicants will be responsible for supporting nursing staff in meeting the needs of service users, working alongside our established workforce delivering all aspects of care to promote choice and client independence.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience working as and when required for a busy mental health and learning disability Trust. Bank workers are not regular employees and have no entitlement to guaranteed or continuous employment.

Shifts are typically long days/nights on weekdays and weekends.

About Us

Springwood is a purpose built unit to the rear of Malton Hospital. Candidates must be able to work within this locality as and when required and at short notice. This vacancy is for bank shifts at Springwood in Malton only, please ensure you wish to work in this locality before applying.

The Trust is a strongly value-based, person-centred organisation which has taken a strategic approach to continued service improvement, the modernisation of clinical roles and the introduction of care pathways embedded within a functioning system of governance.

The most important way we will get there is by living our values all of the time. These are:

• Compassion - kind, supporting, recognising and celebrating
• Responsibility - honest, learning, ambitious

As a bank Healthcare Assistant you will be able to pick up shifts as and when needed and be made to feel a welcome member of our team.

Job Responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to complete a mandatory training programme within the first 8 weeks of commencement which will provide all new recruits with the necessary skills to work effectively and safely within our unique services. This is approximately 8 days of training for HCAs, this is not 8 consecutive days. It is therefore essential that applicants ensure that they can commit to this prior to applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Key skills in literacy (level 1) and numeracy (level 1)
• NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Experience

• Experience working in a similar environment
• Previous experience of working with people with mental/social health needs.

Skills

• Basic computer skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Recruitment Lead, Temporary Staffing Service

£12.21 to £12.61 an hour, £12.21 per hour, rising to £12.61 upon completion of training.