Healthcare Assistant (Band 2)

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FULL TIME HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT BAND 2

PERMANENT & 12 MONTH FIXED TERM POSITIONS AVAILABLE

We are looking to recruit Healthcare Assistants on Laurel Ward Older Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service.

If you are caring, compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated and have a passion for delivering high quality person-centred care then we have the right job for you!

Laurel Ward is a 13 bedded acute mental health ward providing assessment and treatment for older adults with both organic and functional mental illnesses. We believe care and treatment for mental health comes in a variety of forms ranging from medication, psychological input and therapeutic activities and we promote a holistic approach on the ward utilising a wide range of mental health professionals.

The ward provides 24hrs a day 7 days a week healthcare cover and so the position involves shift work comprising of a mixture of early, late and night shifts. Long days are also available where requested.

The role involves providing care for predominantly older adults, which can include personal cares, ensuring nutrition and hydration needs are being met, completing supportive observations, taking physical observations, carrying out basic mental health assessments and supporting patients' mental health at various stages of their admission. It is vital that our patient's receive high quality care, ensuring their needs are being met and that their stay on the ward is a positive experience. We provide full training for all aspects of the role including immediate life support, prevention and management of violence and aggression, moving and handling, record keeping and infection control.

The Trust is committed to supporting its staff to develop themselves through Talent Management and there are ample opportunities to attend training sessions on a wide variety of topics in order to both enhance staffs existing skills and develop new skills along the way. Some additional training that we recommend is venepuncture and ECG's.

You will join a welcoming and supportive team delivering high quality care to people from North Lincolnshire. Successful candidates will possess excellent communication skills, be capable of working as part of a team as well as using their own imitative (under the direction of a Trained Nurse) and be able to demonstrate a caring and compassionate nature towards others. A mature manner and the ability to exercise confidentiality and discretion are a must.

If you are interested in working with us, please contact Rachel Morrison (Ward Manager) on or email to discuss the role further and have an informal chat.

We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.

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Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 and Care Act 2014.

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share the commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment and periodically during their employment

DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment within the Trust. Therefore, if you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS clearance.

Safeguarding Policies for the Trust can be accessed via the document links.

The Trust is committed to equal opportunities in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community in order to maintain a workforce as diverse as the population it serves.

The first 6 months of employment with the Trust will be a probationary period which may be extended by the Trust for a further 6 months.