Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker

Job overview

Right to Work in the UK:This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

On Sycamore Ward, we are looking for highly Health Care Assistant to join the our experienced friendly team.

Sycamore Ward is within the building of Hillview Lodge, in the grounds of The Royal United Hospital. Sycamore is currently piloting a 15 bedded all female ward. However, this will return to a mixed gender ward in the very near future.

We are very proud of our service user/carer involvement in the development of our services.

If you are positive, pro-active and can make important decisions under pressure, if you are a strong team player who is able to take responsibility and work with a service-user centred mind-set, then you might be a perfect addition to the Sycamore team

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a care team to deliver evidence-based interventions to service users with mental health problems.

To develop and practice, working alongside registered clinicians, a set of therapeutic care skills, making a significant contribution to service users’ psychological, emotional and social wellbeing.

To ensure service users and their relatives receive care that prioritises safety, effectiveness, partnership and hope.

To promote and champion core care values by supporting junior, temporary and newly-appointed Healthcare Support Workers.

We have a very active weekly community meeting that service users, carers, volunteers and a range of staff attend. This is a great time to get together to share good news and to raise areas that we would all like to work together on to make the ward a safe and welcoming place.

The ward has a clear mission statement created by the MDT. Staff are very active with the safe wards project and reducing restrictive practice. We are currently running a QI project on sexual safety. The ward team has a positive reporting culture, and welcomes training opportunities such as trauma informed care. Staff also have a very active social support network.

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