Nursing Assistant - Secure Care Division (Male only)

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment and retention premia

Flexible working requests considered

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Nursing Assistants for the Secure Care Division, across our service, in a male-only role. This position offers experience in forensic and secure mental health services within a leading North West provider.

You will provide direct care, observe service users, and report mental state and risk to qualified staff, supporting care plans for individuals and groups. Flexible working requests will be considered, and premia reflect allocations.

Qualifications

• Health and Social Care Level 2 or equivalent experience required.
• Phlebotomy trained and MEWS competency.
• Care Certificate and basic education standard.
• Willing to work toward Level 3 Health Care qualification.

Responsibilities

• Carry out direct care and observation of service users under guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
• Report observations on mental state and risk factors to qualified staff.
• Work with service users individually and in groups per care plan.

Skills

Health and Social Care Level 2

Phlebotomy trained

MEWS

Level 2 Smoking Cessation

Care Certificate

Education standard

Willing to pursue Level 3 Health Care

Support to junior staff

Education

Health and Social Care Level 2 or equivalent

City & Guilds Part 1 or equivalent

Level 3 Health Care qualification plan

Job description

Nursing Assistant - Secure Care Division (Male only)

Due to a genuine occupational requirement, this role is currently restricted to male applicants.

We are recruiting Nursing Assistants for our service across all of Secure Services.

This is the perfect opportunity for those who have experience of working within a mental health setting and wantto expand on their skills by working for a service that providesforensic and secure mental health services.

We are one of only three Trusts in the country to provide high secure services, with our catchment area covering Wales and the North West and West Midlands of England.

A recruitment and retention premia (£600 - £4034) is available for roles in Secure Care dependant on allocations. Allocations are determined by the service; premia will reflect service allocation.

A Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) is not available for this vacancy. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be able to maintain this throughout their employment if appointed.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full detailsand requirementsof the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Health and Social Care Level 2 accredited qualification or equivalent experience
• Phlebotomy trained
• Physical Health competency basic passport
• MEWS
• Level 2 Smoking Cessation
• Care Certificate
• Good standard of education.
• Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure or health equivalent to City & Guild Part 1-, or 2-year experience working in a health setting.
• Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care qualification.

Experience

• Experience of working in a care setting
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
• Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner
• Experience of individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems

Knowledge

• Able to communicate effectively
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality

Skills

• Ability to support and guidance to junior staff

Values

• Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
• Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
• Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
• Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
• Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearper annum pro rata, plus recruitment and retention premia