Healthcare Assistant (Adult Acute)

DiabloRosso; Derby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Healthcare Assistant in Derby. You'll work within an evolving mental health inpatient service, providing essential patient care and support while contributing to the development of services. Embrace the opportunity for growth in a passionate and dedicated team with comprehensive training and benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension scheme

Health service discounts and online benefits

Incremental pay progression

Opportunities for career development

Flexibility with working patterns

Qualifications

• Recent, relevant experience of working within Healthcare.
• Evidence of experience working with complex needs/high levels of distress.

Responsibilities

• Providing care and support for patients who are acutely mentally unwell.
• Engaging patients in therapeutic activities.
• Working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to make changes in patients' care.

Skills

Communication skills

Understanding of professionalism and boundaries

Demonstration of care and compassion

Ability to work in a team

Experience working with MH care needs

Education

NVQ L3 or care certificate

Job description

Job Summary

"As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa's and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)"

We are building brand new Acute Inpatient healthcare facilities as part of our Making Room for Dignity programme and have exciting opportunities for Healthcare Assistants to join our male PICU, female Enhanced Care Ward and our current inpatient wards in Derby.

This is an opportunity to join a new wider multi-disciplinary team, supportinga range ofpatientswith complex acute mental health needs. This is an opportunity to have a voice in developingourservices.

Our team supports those with a functional mental health illness. We work proactively with our patient group and their loved ones promoting independence and choice in their care.

Please be mindful that the ward provides a 24 hour, year round inpatient service, so you would need to be able to work shift patterns including, morning, afternoon, weekends, Christmas, New Year and Bank Holidays (and nights if needed).

Main duties of the job

Please be mindful that the wards provide a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week, inpatient service.

DHCFT have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dedicated and experienced Band 3 Healthcare Assistants to work within the dynamic Mental Health inpatient services for adults of working age.

Inpatient wards are an evolving service, open to change and developing new ways of working and demonstrate a positive profile within the Trust and with service users and carers. You will be expected to deliver high standards of person centred care showing empathy, patience and understanding at all times.

In this role you will be actively involved in delivering direct patient care under the supervision of qualified nurses and other members of the team.

As someone who will spend all your time caring and supporting people on the wards, you will be responsible for reporting to registered staff the care you deliver during your shift.

About Us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

As a valued member of the team we can offer you:

• Training to make sure we keep you and others safe at work
• Ongoing training and development to expand your skills and knowledge
• Clinical supervision and annual appraisal
• Ongoing support from members of your team
• Opportunities for career development including training for nursing associates.
  
  

Benefits Include

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities
  
  

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year Enhancements paid additionally, depending on hours worked.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

383-ACA-5200-24-A

Job locations

Kingfisher House

Kingsway Hospital

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please view the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account

• Are you looking for a new exciting opportunity to work in a team where you can continually develop your skills and knowledge base?
• As a Healthcare Assistant you will be completing daily duties including:
• Providing care and support for patients who are acutely mentally unwell
• Spending 1:1 time with patients
• Escorting patients off the ward
• Completing levels of observations with patients
• Engaging patients in therapeutic activities
• Completing physical observations and general physical checks
• Working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to make changes in patients' care
• Supporting patients with their ADLs
• Managing difficult situations
• Providing support to other wards across the unit
• Responding to patients when they are distressed
  
  

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account

• Are you looking for a new exciting opportunity to work in a team where you can continually develop your skills and knowledge base?
• As a Healthcare Assistant you will be completing daily duties including:
• Providing care and support for patients who are acutely mentally unwell
• Spending 1:1 time with patients
• Escorting patients off the ward
• Completing levels of observations with patients
• Engaging patients in therapeutic activities
• Completing physical observations and general physical checks
• Working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to make changes in patients' care
• Supporting patients with their ADLs
• Managing difficult situations
• Providing support to other wards across the unit
• Responding to patients when they are distressed
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• NVQ L3 or care certificate issued by an organisation based on the standards set by Health Education England, Skills for Care and Skills for Health
• Recent, relevant experience of working within Healthcare
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Communication skills
• Understanding of service being provided
• Evidence of experience working with MH care needs
• Understanding of professionalism and boundaries
• Demonstration of care and compassion
• Ability to work in a team and also independently
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working in inpatient services
• Experience with working with complex needs/high levels of distress
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Communication skills
• Understanding of service being provided
• Evidence of experience working with MH care needs
• Understanding of professionalism and boundaries
• Demonstration of care and compassion
• Ability to work in a team and also independently
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working in inpatient services
• Experience with working with complex needs/high levels of distress
  
  

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

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingfisher House

Kingsway Hospital

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingfisher House

Kingsway Hospital

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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