Job summary
Oakwood Ward is a 20 bed acute mental health ward, that supports both men and women during there recovery from mental illness. We are currently based on Southmead Hospital site and will be moving to Callington Road Hospital within a year.
Have you have experience of working with vulnerable adults to support their well-being? Or 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?
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.
The service requires staff to support our patients 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.
Sponsorship
If you are a candidate wishing to apply, and you would require a skilled worker sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing your circumstances against the current criteria on the Government website below.
Health and Care Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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 a friendly and supportive team, you will be given support to develop your knowledge and skills with regular training and job development opportunities.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Sometimes the role will be tough, you will see and be involved in some difficult things involving our patients, be rushed off your feet and deliver some very direct care. We dont want to shy away from that and we do know that this part of the role isnt for everyone. That is why we run such a robust interview process to make sure that you understand the role, as much as we need to assess you to check you have all those fabulous skills, attributes, resilience and the caring nature we need. We cannot wait to welcome you to one of our interview days so you can show us what you are made of!
Please see attached Job Description for a full list of duties
Job description
Job responsibilities
Sometimes the role will be tough, you will see and be involved in some difficult things involving our patients, be rushed off your feet and deliver some very direct care. We dont want to shy away from that and we do know that this part of the role isnt for everyone. That is why we run such a robust interview process to make sure that you understand the role, as much as we need to assess you to check you have all those fabulous skills, attributes, resilience and the caring nature we need. We cannot wait to welcome you to one of our interview days so you can show us what you are made of!
Please see attached Job Description for a full list of duties
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- knowledge of safety and risk in mental health
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, Level 2 Functional Skills (e.g. GCSE Mathematics and English Language Grade C/4 or above)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working as a healthcare support worker in a clinical team.
- Knowledge of, and experience of working with, a range of mental health issues
- An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community, and experience of using a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the impact of such issues
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a high standard, and basic numeracy skills
- Demonstrable ability to use computer systems efficiently and effectively to record data clearly, accurately and quickly
- Ability to conduct oneself in a professional and tactful manner, and to champion core care values such as dignity, compassion and safety
- Possession of attitudes and behaviours that promote recovery, diversity and equality, and ability to retain these under pressure.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- knowledge of safety and risk in mental health
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, Level 2 Functional Skills (e.g. GCSE Mathematics and English Language Grade C/4 or above)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working as a healthcare support worker in a clinical team.
- Knowledge of, and experience of working with, a range of mental health issues
- An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community, and experience of using a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the impact of such issues
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a high standard, and basic numeracy skills
- Demonstrable ability to use computer systems efficiently and effectively to record data clearly, accurately and quickly
- Ability to conduct oneself in a professional and tactful manner, and to champion core care values such as dignity, compassion and safety
- Possession of attitudes and behaviours that promote recovery, diversity and equality, and ability to retain these under pressure.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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