Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Callington Road Hospital
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Job summary
Do you have experience of working with vulnerable adults to support their well-being? Do you have an interest in working within a mental health inpatient care setting?
Would you like to be part of a therapeutic and cohesive team, that works together to provide the best care possible for our service users?
At Callington Road Hospital we are recruiting Healthcare Support Workers across the site to support individuals who are experiencing mental health problems, this includes vacancies on acute wards, a later life ward as well as male and femalePsychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU's).
You would be working within the nursing team on an inpatient ward as well as working as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
We are looking for people who are motivated, hardworking, compassionate and caring.
Our hospitals and teams don't close, so as you would expect, we do work on a shift basis - our patients need our care and attention 24 hours a day 7 days a week, so everyone gets involved working different shifts to ensure our patients receive the very best including nights, weekends and bank holidays.
There will be opportunities to further develop including care certificates and apprenticeships in nursing and other careers.
Save the date! Interviews will be 17th August at Callington Road Hospital.
Main duties of the job
You'll support our teams; deliver fantastic care to all our patients, helping do whatever it takes to ensure our patients receive the very best service possible. Whether you are helping to undertake observations, supporting them with their personal care, listening to them when they are distressed, worried, depressed or agitated - you will see first-hand the impact your role makes every minute you are working.
In return, we offer you such an opportunity to join one of our many friendly and dedicated teams where you will learn, grow and flourish, supported all the way, nurtured and developed by our Support Worker Role Development Team.
If you have always aspired to work in your local hospital caring for our patients and working alongside highly motivated teams, then you are going to love this role. We will invest such a lot in you and your development by supporting you, ensuring you stay up to date with all clinical competencies, meeting the government standards for care within the NHS. As a permanent employee from day one you will have access to the AWP Clinical Careers Ladder, with options to develop in numerous ways, including undertaking nurse training.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Details
Date posted
24 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
342-BR202-0723
Job locations
Calington Road Hospital
Bristol
BS4 5BJ
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Calington Road Hospital
Bristol
BS4 5BJ
Employer's website
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