Health Care Support Worker - PICU

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive NHS Trust in Hull is seeking compassionate individuals for the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. You'll support patients in crisis, working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centred care. Ideal candidates have experience in mental health and excellent communication skills. Join us in making a real impact in mental health care with a robust staff support system.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of a range of common long term health conditions.
• Experience of team working.
• Experience of caring for someone with a long term condition.

Responsibilities

• Support patients experiencing acute mental health difficulties.
• Deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication and listening skills

Sufficient IT skills

Clinical skills (e.g. phlebotomy, wound care)

Education

Health-related NVQ Level 3

Care certificate or willingness to work towards

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

To comply with safeguarding regulations we are only able to accept applicants from candidates who are over 18.

Exciting Opportunities to Join Our Forward-Thinking Multidisciplinary Team - Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

We are currently seeking compassionate, motivated, and innovative individuals to join our dynamic team at the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

This role is ideal for someone with previous experience in a mental health care setting who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals experiencing acute mental health challenges.

We welcome applicants who are:

Caring and compassionate in their approach

Creative, forward-thinking, and enthusiastic

Skilled communicators and effective team players

Committed to supporting individuals on their recovery journey

You will be working within a dedicated and supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering therapeutic interventions to patients with a range of acute mental health needs. Your role will be essential in helping individuals regain stability and move toward recovery.

Join us in making a real impact in mental health care.

Main duties of the job

The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a 10-bedded, mixed-sex ward based within Miranda House. The unit has recently undergone significant improvements to enhance the environment, promote patient safety, and increase access to a wide range of therapeutic activities.

As a member of the multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in supporting patients who are experiencing acute mental health difficulties. You will work collaboratively to deliver high-quality, person-centred care that supports individuals through crisis and aids their recovery journey.

This role involves 12-hour shifts, working across a 24-hour rota, including nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

Arobust support system is in place for all staff, including: Regular clinical and managerial supervision and Weekly access to reflective practice sessions

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oBasic understanding of a range of common long term health conditions
• oTo possess a health related NVQ Level 3 qualification or demonstrate willingness to work towards one
• oCare certificate/ willing to work towards
• oKnowledge of multi-disciplinary working

Experience

• oExperience of caring for someone with a long term condition or at end of life
• oExperience of team working
• oExperience of using SystmOne
• oTo have experience of working in a health care environment.

Skills and Competencies

• oExcellent verbal communication and listening skills with patients/colleagues/carers
• oSufficient IT skills
• oClinical skills e.g. phlebotomy, bladder & bowel care, wound care, diabetes care, taking vital observations

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.