Healthcare Support Worker | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to join Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust across the Mental Health Rehabilitation Service.
Working as part of a friendly team, you will be responsible for assisting multi-disciplinary health professionals in the provision of a high quality service.
“Please note that this role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) training, including the use of force techniques. This is because of the high-acuity nature of the ward environment and the need to ensure the safety of both patients and staff.The role is conditional upon candidates being able to engage in TMVA training during the course of their employment whilst undertaking this role.”
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Band 3 Health Care Support Worker work closely with people who use our Services, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 3 Health Care Support Workers are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:- keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible by recognising the limits of the Health Care Support worker role and working closely with Registered Nurses
- contributing to the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures when implementing care plans
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people when contributing to the implementation and evaluation of care plans
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 3 Health Care Support Workers contribute to the team achieving its objectives by working closely with and drawing support from Registered Nurses and other health professionals.
CNWL prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.
We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
What we offer- 27 days’ leave (rising to 29 after 5 years and to 33 after 10 years’ service)
- Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities
- Regular ongoing supervision and appraisals with optional coaching available
- Support towards the Continuous Professional Certificate
- Support to complete the Care Certificate
- Generous NHS pension
- Great maternity, paternity and adoption support
- Access to meaningful discounts and benefits such as cycle and travelcard loans, salary deduction schemes enabling you to buy a car and hundreds of household items whilst spreading the cost over 12 months.
- Working to the standards set out in the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social care Workers in England (Skills for Health 2013)
- Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
- Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
- Being open and transparent about their own practice
- Identifying areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
- Working closely with others to improve services
- Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
- Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
- Able and willing take part in TMVA (Therapeutic Management of aggression and Violence), according to Trust policy
This advert closes on Friday 7 Mar 2025