Senior Healthcare Assistant

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Broomfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Essex is seeking a dedicated professional to join their team and deliver high-quality mental health services. This role requires independent working, collaboration with other clinicians, and a commitment to excellent patient care. Successful candidates will receive supervision and a range of benefits including extensive holiday and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent pension contributions

Staff discounts and benefits

Relocation package

Interest-free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and accountably in a team setting.
• Experience in mental health support services.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24 hr mental health access and information.
• Act as a role model to colleagues.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team for patient care.

Skills

Independent working

Team collaboration

Mental health knowledge

Job description

Job Overview

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.

To be responsible along with other members of the team for the implementation of all care aspects of individual care planning. Attending to the physical and psychological needs of the patients under the care of the nursing team.

Act as an associate worker for service users, ensure that accurate and objective information is recorded and signed by the appropriate member of staff.

Establish therapeutic relationships with individual clients, relatives and carers are maintained by the nursing team. Contribute towards the formulation of care.

Main duties of the job

• To work independently and accountably as part of a team of clinicians offering 24 hr mental health access and information in the locality of the Trust. The service will be 7 days a week, 24 hours a day for 365 days a year working shifts in an in-patient setting.
• To act as a role model to other colleagues within the team.
• Work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, clinicians & other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team.
• To deliver high quality, effective operational service to people with mental health needs, in accordance with the principles & objective of the Trust and its vision as identified in the service. The job requires the post holder to work flexibly and undertake a change in role at short notice.
• To work collaboratively with others within the new organisation to provide an exemplary level of care to service users and their carers.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us.
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.

Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of AI Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If AI programs are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care