Healthcare Assistants

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Tooting; Presencial; GBP 21 000 - 24 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

flexible working

career development

variety of benefits

Resumo da oferta

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust seeks a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join Ward 1, a 13-bed PICU at Springfield University Hospital providing 24-hour care for adults 18-75 with complex mental health needs.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver recovery‑focused care, supporting service users and families, and maintaining dignity and person‑centred support with learning and development opportunities.

Responsabilidades

• Work under the guidance of a Registered Nurse/ AP/NA/B4 to deliver quality nursing care.
• Lead on fundamental care: nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Ward 1 is a 13 bedded male PICU based at Springfield University Hospital providing 24-hour care for adults aged 18-75 years with severe and enduring mental health problems in accordance with the recovery model.

You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team that is committed to the provision of highly quality service user centred care. Our teams are looking for a compassionate, extraordinary HCA who wants to make an impact.

It is important that you understand multidisciplinary team working, leadership and the challenges that face people with acute mental health problems. You will be passionate about mental health, believe in the recovery model and our Trust values, and work collaboratively with service users and their families. You will also demonstrate a commitment to learning and keeping yourself abreast with local and national services.

The Healthcare Assistant is the role for those who have experience and training, in clinical practice, in a ward or other clinical setting.

Healthcare Assistants provide personalised care to service users, undertaking clinical tasks with supportive supervision as required. Those in this role will spend significant amounts of time engaging with people who use our services.

Healthcare Assistants may go on to progress to become a Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner, once they have completed the necessary training and demonstrated the necessary competences.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

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.
2. Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.
3. Supporting junior to staff and leading on providing hands‑on care to service users including:
   • a. Undertaking 1‑1 engagement with service users in an honest, open and non‑judgmental way.
   • b. Recognising and valuing service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the service user’s respect and dignity at all times and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity.
   • c. Escalating any concerns to a Registered Nurse.
   • d. Monitoring and recording service user clinical observations, such as Physical observations and vital signs and escalating as appropriate any signs or symptoms of deterioration or that do not fulfill the personal parameters to the relevant professional.(Band 4 or Registered Nurse).
   • e. Implementing the principles of 'recovery': encouraging and supporting service users to engage with healthy lifestyles, facilitating psychosocial activities and other activities of their interest.
4. Escorting service users, as required, in line with Trust policies.
5. 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.
6. Advocating for service users' needs and rights within Trust policy.

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.

• flexible working
• career development
• variety of benefits

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.