Nursing Assistant - Mental Health Care Division

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Warrington is seeking dedicated Nursing Assistants to support clinical teams in delivering high-quality care. The role requires a commitment to patient-centered care, assisting with duties directed by registered staff. Applicants should have experience in care-related roles and a passion for making a positive impact in patients' lives. Flexible working options are available.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care-related role is required.
• Passionate about providing high-quality care.
• Dedicated to making a real difference in people's lives.

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical team in delivering high standards of care.
• Assist with duties directed by registered staff.
• Ensure patients and service users are at the centre of care planning.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

Disability Confident Employer — we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust\'s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email [email protected] to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role and work in Children\'s & Young People services to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Responsibilities

• You will support the clinical team in the delivery of a high standard of care by assisting with and carrying out a range of duties as directed by registered staff. This will be in line with individual care and treatment plans for patients and service users.
• You will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values patients, service users and their carers, ensuring they are at the centre of care and treatment planning.

Qualifications and requirements

• Previous experience in a care-related role is required.
• Are you passionate about providing high-quality care and making a real difference in people\'s lives? We\'re looking for dedicated Nursing Assistants to join our teams across several services.
• 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.
• Flexible working and the overall terms of employment are considered as part of the role.