Job summary
Join Our Bluebell Family as a Nursing Assistant!
Are you ready for an exciting, fulfilling role where you can make a real difference every day?
Bluebell Ward is a 24/7 inpatient service supporting older adults from Derbyshire living with functional mental illness--and we're searching for a caring, committed Nursing Assistant to join our team.
As a valued member of the team, you will deliver high standards of person -centred care showing empathy, patience and understanding at all times.
We work as part of a multi- disciplinary team, and you will work within the Trust Core Care Standards and always promoting independence, recovery, and service user dignity. You would be an active and supportive member of the team.
As a Nursing Assistant you will be actively involved in delivering direct patient care under the supervision of qualified nurses and be accountable for the reporting of the care you give to qualified nursing staff.
We offer ongoing training and development, clinical supervision & managerial supervision, an annual appraisal.
Main duties of the job
As a Nursing Assistant you will be completing daily duties including:
- Providing care and support for patients who are acutely mentally unwell
- Spending 1:1 time with patients
- Escorting patients off the ward
- Completing levels of observations with patients
- Engaging patients in therapeutic activities
- Completing physical observations and general physical check
- Working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to make changes inpatients' care
- Supporting patients with their ADLs
- Managing difficult situations
- Providing support to other wards across the unit
- Responding to patients when they are distressed
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post.
Please be aware, Bank service does not count . For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post.
Please be aware, Bank service does not count . For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Person Specification
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care or Care Certificate
- GCSE English
Desirable
- Previous experience in older peoples care
- previous experience in mental health
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills - written and verbal - to be assessed via application form and at interview
- Recent, relevant experience of working within mental health.
- Understand and demonstrate the Trust values
Person Specification
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care or Care Certificate
- GCSE English
Desirable
- Previous experience in older peoples care
- previous experience in mental health
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills - written and verbal - to be assessed via application form and at interview
- Recent, relevant experience of working within mental health.
- Understand and demonstrate the Trust values
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).
