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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

Are you a compassionate respectful team player committed to promoting excellence, and accountability in mental health services?

Do you have excellent communication skills that would enable you to work within a challenging inpatient mental health unit. Working in teams that constantly strive to provide the best possible experience for our service users and their carers?

The Unit provides assessment and interventions for clients, operates seven days a week and is accessible 24hrs per day.

An opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant post to join our team.

Ramsey is a 15 bedded unit supporting individuals with an organic illness.

Ideally you should have at least six months previous experience of working within mental health settings or in a care setting. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of the issues that contribute to individuals experiencing mental health difficulties.

We are committed to staff development and provide encouragement and support to staff to continue their lifelong learning. We are also passionate about the supervision process. You will be expected to fully engage in the process for yourself and provide support to others as appropriate.

The successful post holder will be expected to work shifts covering 24 hours, seven days a week and both full and part time contracts are available

Main duties of the job

Mental health services at Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital, Barrow are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder would support the delivery of care in the inpatients units.

  • Work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), working within a rotational shift system to support patients according to their care needs, some of whom may present with problematic or challenging behaviour.
  • Contribute to, and participate in, the ongoing support of patients and their carer.
  • Contribute to the protection of patients from abuse.
  • Contribute to the health, safety and security of patients and their environment.
  • Obtain, transmit and store information relating to the delivery of a care service.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Details

Date posted

09 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-BAY844-MS

Job locations

Dova Unit

Furness General Hospital, Dane Garth,

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4JR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • An interest in completing NVQ Level III or higher in Health or the completion above and Social Care training or can demonstrate the equivalent skills and knowledge gained through work (paid/unpaid)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness.
  • Understands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act with regard to patient confidentiality.

Desirable

  • Can demonstrate basic IT skills.

Experience

Essential

  • Working in a caring environment, e.g. nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer, etc.
  • Working as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Experience of caring for people with mental health conditions.
  • Up to date or working knowledge of de-escalation techniques, Control and Restraint Management of Violence and Aggression (PAS)
  • Experience of updating electronic records.

Personal

Essential

  • Ability to communicate in a clear and compassionate manner.
  • Able to follow direction from senior staff.
  • Ability to understand when to escalate concerns.
  • Ability to work across a range of shift patterns throughout a 24 hour 7 days per week period.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • An interest in completing NVQ Level III or higher in Health or the completion above and Social Care training or can demonstrate the equivalent skills and knowledge gained through work (paid/unpaid)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness.
  • Understands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act with regard to patient confidentiality.

Desirable

  • Can demonstrate basic IT skills.

Experience

Essential

  • Working in a caring environment, e.g. nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer, etc.
  • Working as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Experience of caring for people with mental health conditions.
  • Up to date or working knowledge of de-escalation techniques, Control and Restraint Management of Violence and Aggression (PAS)
  • Experience of updating electronic records.

Personal

Essential

  • Ability to communicate in a clear and compassionate manner.
  • Able to follow direction from senior staff.
  • Ability to understand when to escalate concerns.
  • Ability to work across a range of shift patterns throughout a 24 hour 7 days per week period.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dova Unit

Furness General Hospital, Dane Garth,

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4JR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dova Unit

Furness General Hospital, Dane Garth,

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4JR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiting Manager

Gemma Robinson

GemmaB.Robinson@lscft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

09 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-BAY844-MS

Job locations

Dova Unit

Furness General Hospital, Dane Garth,

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4JR


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