Nursing Assistant - Kingsley Ward (Older People's Mental Health)

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Warrington is seeking dedicated individuals to join the Kingsley Ward team, specializing in dementia care. In this role, you'll provide direct support to service users, report vital observations, and collaborate with qualified professionals. This position offers a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those experiencing dementia and to grow your skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in direct care to service users in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to report observations and work closely with qualified staff.
• Experience in delivering person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care and observation of service users.
• Report observations of mental state and risk factors to qualified staff.
• Work with service users on an individual and group basis.

Job description

Join Our Passionate Team at Kingsley Ward - Make a Real Difference in Dementia Care

• To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
• To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
• To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and be part of something truly meaningful? An exciting opportunity has opened up within the Kingsley Ward Team, our specialist inpatient dementia assessment unit at Hollins Park Hospital, Warrington. At Kingsley Ward, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional care and support to individuals living with Dementia and Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Our team is dedicated to providing compassionate, person-centred assessment and treatment in a supportive and dynamic environment. As part of our team, you'll gain invaluable experience across both physical and mental health aspects of dementia care. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills, grow professionally, and make a lasting impact on the lives of patients and their families. If you're driven by purpose and want to be part of a team that truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.