Senior Healthcare Assistant | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization providing perinatal care in Chelmsford is seeking passionate professionals to join their dynamic team, specializing in mental health support for mothers and babies. This role involves face-to-face interaction and requires applicants to have experience in perinatal work and related interventions. Benefits include generous holidays, pension contributions, and staff discounts.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent pension up to 14.5%

Staff discounts including NHS benefits

£8K relocation package

Interest-free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Ability to support women suffering from acute mental illness during the perinatal stage.
• Experience working with families.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized care for women during the perinatal period.
• Support service development for mothers and babies.

Skills

Experience in perinatal work

Training in parent/infant interventions

Job description

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. 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.

Rainbow Mother and Baby Unit is a 6 bedded specialised inpatient service that supports women within the perinatal period challenged with mental health concerns. Perinatal care is a fulfilling area to work within where you can support not just the individual but the family as a whole. Accepting admissions from the 3rd trimester of pregnancy up until infants are 1 year of age, this role invites passionate professionals to join a dynamic team in providing care excellence.

Responsibilities

• Support within the specialist care of women suffering acute mental illness during the perinatal stage.
• Support in service development and treatment for Mothers and their babies based on evidence based practice.

Qualifications

• The applicant would ideally have experience in perinatal work, working with families and have completed training in parent/infant interventions.

Additional Information

• 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.
• The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our population's health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One example is the HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care Assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a 'one workforce' cross-system approach to onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.
• To support this 'one workforce model' the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend a 5-day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at the MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Start date will be discussed during recruitment.
• Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.
• 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.