Healthcare Support Worker (Mental Health)

OverviewThere is an exciting opportunity to work as a Health Care Support Worker Band 3 within Ward 4, Harplands Hospital. We are searching for extra special Health Care Support Workers who have experience, passion and pride when caring for patients and this vacancy would suit someone who is looking for an exciting opportunity and wants to work on an Adult Acute Inpatient Ward.

As a Trust we offer flexible working i.e. early, late, night and twilight shifts.

Responsibilities

To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users.

To promote and support the physical health, comfort, wellbeing and recovery of service-users, and to assist them in re-establishing their place in the community, as appropriate.

To assist Registered Professionals in assessments and care planning/implementation and evaluation of individualized care plans.

To provide support and day-to-day supervision to junior staff members, demonstrating the Health Care Support Worker role and role modelling good practice.

About the Trust and BenefitsAs a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world''s first ''carbon net zero'' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS). Sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan.

As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.

Diversity and InclusionThe Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans ..... full job details .....