Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

**Please note candidates will require their own right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship**

We have a fantastic opportunity for Health Care Support Workers to join our team at The Willows, within the directorate of Adult Mental Health.

The Willows Mental Health Unit is located in the Humberstone area of Leicester and has both Mental Health Rehabilitation wards and Acute Step Down wardswhere service users are stepped down from the Bradgate Mental Health Unit.

We are looking for motivated, determined, and passionate individuals to join our team. The role of the HCSW will be to work as part of the nursing team and support people through their recovery with both their physical health and their mental health needs.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

We also offer:

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days.
• 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.

For an informal chat, please contact Steve Lynch on 07785 607763 or email; stephen.lynch8@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Important information about these roles:

Please note that the Health Care Support Workers work a rota system of Long Days (12.5 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 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The Willows

Cordelia Close

Leicester

LE5 0LE

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The Willows

Cordelia Close

Leicester

LE5 0LE

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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