Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

Health Care Support Worker

Hours Part-time (22.5per week) and Full time (37.5per week). All roles require shift work patterns.

Location Elmleigh Hospital, Havant.

Band 2

We are looking for compassionate individuals with a genuine interest in mental health recovery at Elmleigh Hospital for the role(s) of Health Care Support Worker.

Previous experience is not required. It is an advantage if the candidate has an understanding of the mental illness and working in a clinical or hospital environment

Elmleigh is a 33 bedded adult acute mental health hospital situated in Havant. Elmleigh is made up of two wards, Blue Bay (Male Ward) and Red Bay (Female Ward). In addition to these acute wards, Elmleigh also holds a place of safety in our urgent care zone.

Please note that all team members are expected to work a mixture of shifts which take place in the week and on the weekends. As per the Southern Health Policy there is enhanced payments for unsociable hours.

We welcome applications for candidates interested in a part-time role of 22.5 hours per week and full-time roles. We can offer part-time roles with more than 22.5 hours per week, please specify the numbers of hours you are looking for on your application.

For more information, please contact Chloe or Holly on 02382318200

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Support Worker you will provide physical and psychological care to service users in accordance with the specified plan of clinical care. You will carry out duties as designated by the person in charge and accurately record patient/service user information. In addition to this, you will provide support to relatives/carers.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Elmleigh

61a New Lane

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2JJ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Elmleigh

61a New Lane

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2JJ

Employer's website

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

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