Healthcare Assistant
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Job summary
Are you are caring and compassionate individual looking to make a positive difference to patient care? An exciting opportunity has arisen on Grasmere Ward to join the team - Female acute assessment unit at Whiston Hospital. If you would like the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives and support them through the admission pathway come and join the team.
The role of a Health Care Assistant is vital to ensure we deliver safe, high quality care to our service users. As a must you will be:o Passionate about delivering high levels of care and supporting people with a range of mental health or physical health diagnosis.o An effective communicator and listener.o Flexible in terms of delivering care within a variety of environments.o Working effectively as part of a team.Shortlisting planned for 12 July 2024Interview planned for 16 July 2024
Main duties of the job
To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Details
Date posted
24 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
350-MHC6392306
Job locations
Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre
Warrington Road
Knowsley
L35 5DR
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre
Warrington Road
Knowsley
L35 5DR
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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