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Job summary

Main area
Acute Adult Mental Health Service - Inpatient Ward
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
301-JC-24-6468008
Employer
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Brocton House, St Georges Hospital
Town
Stafford
Salary
£22,383 PA Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/07/2024 23:59

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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Care Support Worker - Adult Mental Health Inpatients Acute Ward

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

Are you a Health Care Support Worker looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck. 

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our adult acute ward, Brocton House at St George’s Hospital based in Stafford. We are an award-winning team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.

As an experienced Health Care Support Worker from the NHS or private sector, you'll join a team that works in close partnership with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, and you’ll join a Trust that puts people at the heart of what we do.  

Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs.
  • To promote service user’s recovery through the delivery of high quality, outcome measured care and evidence based interventions.
  • To assist Registered Professionals in the implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans
  • Regularly report and effectively communicate service users’ health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Professional Staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including while supporting section 136 assessments and ECT treatment

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:

Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

What is it like to be a Healthcare Support Worker within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Brocton House is a 20 bed inpatient facility for working age adults with acute mental health problems. We also provide a 6 bed ‘Whittington Suite’ for serving military personnel.

We provide inpatient facilities for working age adults with acute mental health problems and we are looking for caring, compassionate individual to work within our acute service who are committed to providing high quality care and treatment to our patients. Working in an acute environment can be challenging, but with the right team, positive attitude and resilience we are rising to the challenge and reaping the reward of being able to support people during their most difficult times.

With you in our team, we will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve the patient’s experience. You will be able to apply the philosophies of engagement, recovery and positive care in your work with your patients.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care
  • NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills Or (equivalent GCSE’s or Functional Skills)
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience as outlined below

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working as part of a team and delivering a customer focused service.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with people with Mental Health needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of being a service user or carer
  • Experience working in a Mental Health setting non Dementia

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lisa Woodward
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01785 221317
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