Bank Healthcare Support Worker Redwoods Day Shifts Only

Job overview

Redwoods HCSW Bank Band 2

Level 2/ NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care minimum is essential

Monday - Friday Day Shifts only.

No nights available.

This is not for any other hospital within MPFT

Due to the expected volume of applications we have the right to close this early.

You will have experience of providing care in a comparable environment.

Be adaptable to changing situations

Applicants will have excellent communication skills, both oral and written, be punctual, reliable, highly motivated, and able to work on their own initiative, good team workers and committed to providing high standards of care

• To Provide support and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users.
• To promote services users' wellbeing and recovery through the delivery of high quality, outcome measured care and evidence based interventions.
• To assist Registered Professionals in the implentation and evaluation of individualised care.

Working for our organisation

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

As part of our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we welcome applications from candidates who meet the specific criteria, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical and/or mental disability or offending background.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

1. Communicate with service users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including information technology.
2. 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.
3. Relate appropriately with service users, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
4. At all times ensure that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
5. Identify, minimise and report risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
6. Maintain a safe and secure environment at all times for the protection of self and others.
7. At all times minimise risks to self by undertaking safe working practices.
8. At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
9. Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
10. Undertake delivery of planned therapeutic activities/interventions with an identified group of service users as an element of the care programme approach where appropriate.
11. Work in partnership with service users to assist them in identifying activities that are meaningful to them and that support agreed health outcomes.
12. Regularly support service users to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence and promote their recovery.
13. Regularly support Registered Professionals and service users during activities to promote their physical and mental wellbeing.
14. Assist service users in meeting their personal care needs.
15. Provide information, support and guidance to carers, friends and relatives of service users.
16. At all times take responsibility for own personal and professional development and support the development of colleagues, students, trainees and volunteers.
17. Regularly access and make use of supervision.
18. Regularly participate in activities focused on the delivery of a high quality customer focused service.
19. Undertake activities to, and make suggestions about how to, improve services.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Level 2 NVQ Healthcare

Experience

• Experience of working with people with mental health or physical needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Skills

• Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to mental health and / or physical health, access to services, and health promotion.