Inpatient Mental Health Support Worker - 12 Month Maternity

Pennine Care NHS FT; Bury; In loco; GBP 21.000 - 26.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Annual leave

Flexible working

Continued Professional Development

Staff wellbeing service

Staff discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health Care Support Worker on the Hope Unit for a 12-month maternity cover. The role supports registered nurses and the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, person-centred care for people experiencing mental ill health and/or learning disabilities.

Based in an inpatient setting, you will assist with daily care, documentation, and patient activity planning under supervision, maintaining professional boundaries and promoting dignity and respect.

Mansioni

• To undertake and accurately document observations and nursing care in line with Trust Policy and to accurately document nursing care in the nursing notes when required which will then be countersigned by a qualified practitioner
• To ensure the promotion of safety, wellbeing and interests of clients, staff and visitors to the unit if ward based
• To ensure effective communication, either verbal or written, amongst the team, reporting any change or unusual occurrence in an individuals’ behaviour or condition
• To communicate effectively with patients, staff, families and other external agencies and use a polite telephone manner. To use verbal and non-verbal skills to overcome communication barriers presented by service users due to their mental health or learning disability needs
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills and a positive attitude within the team and when dealing with the patients, their families and members of the public
• To contribute to maintaining the ward’s agreed philosophy, aims and objectives.
• To carry out duties as allocated by a qualified practitioner. Engage with patients to undertake activities and carry out duties that have been agreed with a qualified practitioner and follow a care plan. Required to use own initiative and decision making in the planning and delivery of some basic activities
• Provide input to care plan discussions with a qualified practitioner where requested, using knowledge of patient and environment.

Descrizione del lavoro

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health Care Support Worker on the Hope Unit for a 12-month maternity cover. The role supports registered nurses and the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, person-centred care for people experiencing mental ill health and/or learning disabilities.

Based in an inpatient setting, you will assist with daily care, documentation, and patient activity planning under supervision, maintaining professional boundaries and promoting dignity and respect.