Job summary
Francis Willis is a 15 bedded low secure male unit situated in Lincoln. It provides assessment, care and treatment for males detained under the Mental Health Act. Referrals are received from Prisons, PICU, Acute Wards and other secure services.
The team is responsible for the identification, assessment, care planning, implementation and review of the needs of service users. The nursing team works in partnership with carers, other members of the multi-disciplinary team, community agencies and the provider collaborative.
An opportunity has arisen for a recovery focused, enthusiatic and compassion focused Health care assistant on a full time contract. Hours will be 37.5 hours per week and will include Long Days, Early, Late and Night shifts. As an inpatient service this will involve unsocial hours including weekends and bank holidays.
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Forensic Psychiatry, Psychologists, Social Work, Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers providing care and treatment to mentally disordered offenders.
Our goals are to support our patients on their recovery journey using a compassion focussed approach. We work collaboratively to uphold the trust's purpose, vision and values to enable the best quality care for our patients.
This is an exciting, challenging and rewarding role within the only forensic inpatient service in Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Healthcare Support worker;
You will be able to communicate with patients, carers and theirs families on a professional basis and provide clinical services that work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust.
To work as part of a team providing a user-focused, accessible and responsive acute nursing service that is safe, supportive and competent, liaising with other professionals and the supervising nurse.
To have an understanding of the Mental Health Act and Ministry of Justice requirements.
Patterns of working will be by arrangement and may include evenings, weekends, bank holidays.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.
To liaise with the nurses, and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi- disciplinary mental health team.
To be prepared to work on own initiative as necessary and report to the Nurses.
Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs.
Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care.
Participate regularly in clinical supervision sessions.
Liaise with representatives from associated voluntary and statutory organisations and facilitate good communication processes.
Attend in-service training and other study / refresher days to meet individual, statutory and service needs.
Participate in performance reviews.
To work with service users to promote independence, maximising daily living skills.
Assist in maintaining general and specific patient observations under the supervision of registered nursing staff.
Facilitate and participate in recreational and physical activities in the provision of health and social care to service users.
Demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities in relation to patients property and valuables, respecting cultural values.
Always act in a manner as to promote and safeguard the interests and well-being of patients.
Actively promote a responsible caring attitude at all times, treating all patients with dignity and respect.
Always act in a manner that ensures no patient is the subject of any form of abuse.
To report any incident which does not comply with Trust policy regarding incident reporting.
Participate in the escorting of patients as per the Unit procedures.
Accompany patients and participate, as needed, in recreational activities.
Maintain good order and cleanliness on the Unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.
To liaise with the nurses, and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi- disciplinary mental health team.
To be prepared to work on own initiative as necessary and report to the Nurses.
Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs.
Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care.
Participate regularly in clinical supervision sessions.
Liaise with representatives from associated voluntary and statutory organisations and facilitate good communication processes.
Attend in-service training and other study / refresher days to meet individual, statutory and service needs.
Participate in performance reviews.
To work with service users to promote independence, maximising daily living skills.
Assist in maintaining general and specific patient observations under the supervision of registered nursing staff.
Facilitate and participate in recreational and physical activities in the provision of health and social care to service users.
Demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities in relation to patients property and valuables, respecting cultural values.
Always act in a manner as to promote and safeguard the interests and well-being of patients.
Actively promote a responsible caring attitude at all times, treating all patients with dignity and respect.
Always act in a manner that ensures no patient is the subject of any form of abuse.
To report any incident which does not comply with Trust policy regarding incident reporting.
Participate in the escorting of patients as per the Unit procedures.
Accompany patients and participate, as needed, in recreational activities.
Maintain good order and cleanliness on the Unit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT.
- NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent.
- NVQ level 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement.
Desirable
- Certificate in Community Mental Health
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a HCSW grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting.
Desirable
- Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent
Skills
Essential
- A patient and empathic approach.
- Effective communication with service user, other memebers of the team and outside agenies.
- Clear accurate clinical note keeping.
- Skills related to Physical healthcare intervations such as urine analysis, phlebotomy,TPR and BP etc, recording findings and informing supervising nurse of results.
- IT skills.
- De-escalation Skills.
- Planning and organisation skills.
Desirable
- Immediate life support Venepuncture
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT.
- NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent.
- NVQ level 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement.
Desirable
- Certificate in Community Mental Health
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a HCSW grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting.
Desirable
- Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent
Skills
Essential
- A patient and empathic approach.
- Effective communication with service user, other memebers of the team and outside agenies.
- Clear accurate clinical note keeping.
- Skills related to Physical healthcare intervations such as urine analysis, phlebotomy,TPR and BP etc, recording findings and informing supervising nurse of results.
- IT skills.
- De-escalation Skills.
- Planning and organisation skills.
Desirable
- Immediate life support Venepuncture
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Francis Willis Unit, Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5UA
Employer's website
https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
