Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

Hollybank is a 15 bedded Rehabilitation and recovery unit, delivering compassionate holistic care for patients with enduring mental health issues and complex needs and working 24 hours a day. Successful applicants will work a shift pattern that includes nights, earlies, lates and weekends.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and enthusiastic Band 2 Health Care Support Worker to join our small friendly team based in Hollybank. As one of the team, you will ensure that you offer responsive, recovery focused care to the patients, while building strong therapeutic relationships to support patients to move forward in their recovery.

This is a role where you can really make a difference working to reduce the amount of time our patients need to spend in hospital and helping them to work towards their recovery and back into the community. As part of the role, the candidate will take part in the trust induction and training programme.

For further information on this role, please contact Terry Oppong Antwi on 023 82 313800 or email on terry.oppongantwi@southernhealth.nhs.uk

We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Your role and responsibilities will be to support the registered staff, aid patients with activities of daily living and working alongside care plans to ensure patient needs are met, including escorting patients on community leave and other tasks you may have delegated to you by the nurse in charge. To provide physical and psychological care to service users in accordance with the specified plan of clinical care. To accurately record patient/client information. To provide support to relatives/carers and work under the supervision of qualified staff. To observe report and record changes in the clients physical, mental health and behaviour. To provide care for clients as planned in Multi-disciplinary Team MDT meeting.

We are looking to appoint motivated, enthusiastic, flexible, resourceful, and resilient individuals who are committed to providing support and assistance to patients in their recovery of an acute episode of distress.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hollybank

10 Lavant Drive

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AW

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hollybank

10 Lavant Drive

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AW

Employer's website

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

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