Senior Health Care Support Worker
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We are seeking experienced Health Care Support Workers to join the team on Castle Ward, Peter Hodgkinson Centre.
This is an exciting time to join LPFT as we continue our journey of service improvement.
Our staff supports people in one of the most critical stages of their mental illness. Castle Ward is a 19-bedded acute ward for female patients
To be successful in this role, you need to be self-motivated, enthusiastic and empathetic. You will need excellent communication skills, be resourceful and keen to contribute actively in patient care, as a key role in the team.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.
Job description
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT
- NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent
- NVQ level 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement.
Desirable
- Certificate in Community Mental Health
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a HCSW grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting.
Desirable
- Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent
Skills
Essential
- A patient and empathic approach.
- Effective communication with service user, other members of the team and outside agencies.
- Clear accurate clinical note keeping
- Skills related to Physical healthcare interventions such as urine analysis, phlebotomy, TPR and BP etc, recording findings and informing supervising nurse of results
- IT skills
- De-escalation Skills.
- Planning and organisation skills.
Desirable
- Immediate life support
- Venepuncture
About the employer
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.