Healthcare Assistant | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their team. The role involves supporting patients with mental health needs in a recovery-focused setting while providing compassionate care. Candidates should possess relevant healthcare qualifications, strong communication skills, and flexibility to work various shifts. The organization emphasizes inclusivity and offers opportunities for career development, making it an ideal place for those looking to grow in the healthcare sector.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working

Ongoing training programs

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare settings preferred.
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support patients in a recovery-focused environment.
• Facilitate admission and discharge processes.
• Advocate for service users’ rights and requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of Mental Health

Teamwork

Education

Relevant healthcare qualifications

Job description

We have an exciting vacancy for a Healthcare Assistant position on Oak unit. If you are a forward-thinking health care assistant looking to get experience in Mental health and become an expert within a leading Forensic Inpatient service, this is an exciting opportunity to consider. The forensic service sits within the Specialist Service Line of the Trust. This unit will be housed in a state-of-the-art new secure building on the Springfield Hospital site. The ward has been adapted to deliver care and treatment to patients with intellectual (learning) disabilities who may also have Autism.

All patients will have a learning disability with mental health disorder and will be detained under the Mental Health Act. Patients will have an offending history, convicted or pending offence with the courts and may also be subject to additional restrictions under the Mental Health Act. The service is provided by a full specialist multidisciplinary team equipped to effectively assess and treat coexisting mental disorders in this group and to provide appropriate therapies

As well as offering a new and purpose-built environment to work in, this post will also offer staff members an opportunity to enhance already existing skills or develop a new skill set. We will be providing new staff members with a comprehensive and bespoke training package as part of opening the new service.

Staff members will also have access to an ongoing training package relevant to the needs of the client group and will be supported through regular clinical and managerial supervision as well as training to develop personally within the role,

The team has a culture of supporting new and existing staff, seeking to establish a solid foundation of knowledge of forensic learning disability mental health treatment, as well as an understanding of what it takes to fulfil this role safely.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist is a challenging yet rewarding role. You will take the lead in clinical responsibility and development of the Forensic learning disability and Autism low Secured Unit. It requires deputising in the absence of the Team Manager and working largely independently. You will be following our service users, careers and relatives from initial assessment to diagnosis then treatment.

The role involves working at clinic sites as well as visiting service users in the community. You will undertake supervision of Band 6 clinicians within the service. The post holder will need to have significant knowledge of dementia, hold or willing to complete a non-medical prescribing qualification.

Flexible working:

We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working and can discuss this at interview. In this role you will work shifts either early, late, nights or long days

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
1. Working under the guidance of a Registered Nurse/ AP/NA/B4, to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
1. Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of careare met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.urse)
2. Facilitating the admission and discharge of service users, ensuring needs of the
patient are met including activities such as property checks, orientation to
services, and ensuring that community support needs are met under direction
of a senior clinician.
3. Advocating for service users’ needs and rights within Trust policy.
4. . Demonstrating an enhanced understanding of Mental Health signs and symptoms and an understanding of how these may present in practice including recognition of impact on patient presentation and behaviour including risk factors.
5. Recognizing and responding appropriately to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies and training, actively seeking the supervision and guidance of a Senior Health Care Support Worker, Assistant Practitioner, or Registered
Nurse.
6. Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the MHA, MCA and DOLS and other legislation applicable to the practice area and how they are implemented in practice.


This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025