Band 2 Health Care Support Worker - New to Health Care
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Job summary
Are you looking to start your career in the NHS?
Then come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We welcome new to healthcare applicants as no experience is required for this role.
We are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity for a Band 2 Health Care Support Worker to come and join our expanding teams.
Our Mental Health Services provide voluntary and in-voluntary short-term in-patient management and treatment during an acute phase of mental illness, until the person has recovered enough to be treated effectively and safely in the community.
The role of the HCSW will be to work as part of the nursing team. It will support people through their recovery with both their physical health and their mental health needs.
In return for your hard work and your professional, caring and reliable service we offer:
- Training and development opportunities including supervision which are aimed at developing your career in the direction you want to take it
- Free uniform
- Enhanced pay for anti-social hours worked.
- Access to a range of additional benefits such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance.
**Interviews for this role will be held on Monday 14th August 2023 at the Glenfield Hospital, by invitation only**
Main duties of the job
Important information about these roles:
Please note that the Healthcare Support Assistants work a rota system of Long Days (12 hr shifts) Day and Night covering a 7-day working week.
We can offer Part time and Full time posts, however the minimum you will be required to work is 23 hours per week.
These are also permanent roles not bank roles and candidates will require their own right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship.
About the role:
We ask that you demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to problem solve and negotiate. We believe all our staff can develop leadership qualities and if you can demonstrate yours, there will be opportunities to nurture and develop them.
The role offers variety, creativity and a collaborative way of delivering the highest standards of care. To do this we are looking for individuals who, like us, believe our values of Trust, Respect, Integrity and Compassion are at the heart of patient care.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
10 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9313-23-0354
Job locations
Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust
Groby Road
Leicester
LE3 9EJ
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust
Groby Road
Leicester
LE3 9EJ
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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