Job summary
If you are looking for work that suits your lifestyle and
needs, becoming a Mental Health Support Worker, for the bank at University
Hospital Southampton could be right for you.
NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for Mental Health Care
Assistants at Southampton General Hospital.
As a bank worker you can work flexibly to support the team
with patients with Mental Health difficulties.
Pay Rates are as follows:
Monday-Friday - £12.08 per hour
Nights and Saturday - £17.03 per hour
Sunday - £22.10 per hour
The demand is for DAYS so please only apply if you can work DAY SHIFTS
Main duties of the job
Supporting patients with mental and emotional issues under the supervision of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
Assisting patients in performing their daily activities, monitoring their progress, and observing their personal and social behaviours.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital
trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work
flexibly within the NHS.
Working through the NHSP bank means
Trusts dont have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over
130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and
specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is
then reinvested back into the NHS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To listen and talk to patients
and their carers and develop therapeutic relationships
To undertake and accurately
document observations and nursing care in line with Trust policy
To accurately report and feedback
any concerns
To understand the importance of,
and maintain the need for confidentiality in all patient matters
To participate in the maintenance
of a clean, tidy, and safe environment
To value diversity and promote
equality of opportunity for all and to ensue individuals are treated fairly
Attend to patients personal
hygiene, including bathing, toileting, and dressing, promoting quality of life
and independence
To act as a positive role model
to the patients and staff
To demonstrate appropriate
de-escalation skills in managing aggression exhibited by service users, subject
to achieving agreed training and competency in Prevention and Management of
Violence and Aggression techniques
Escort patients as appropriate to
other areas of the hospital or the hospital grounds as delegated by a trained
member of staff
Completion of regular physical
health observations, including the recording of these. Also completing the physical health paperwork
within the admission process, including smoking/alcohol recording forms
Job description
Job responsibilities
To listen and talk to patients
and their carers and develop therapeutic relationships
To undertake and accurately
document observations and nursing care in line with Trust policy
To accurately report and feedback
any concerns
To understand the importance of,
and maintain the need for confidentiality in all patient matters
To participate in the maintenance
of a clean, tidy, and safe environment
To value diversity and promote
equality of opportunity for all and to ensue individuals are treated fairly
Attend to patients personal
hygiene, including bathing, toileting, and dressing, promoting quality of life
and independence
To act as a positive role model
to the patients and staff
To demonstrate appropriate
de-escalation skills in managing aggression exhibited by service users, subject
to achieving agreed training and competency in Prevention and Management of
Violence and Aggression techniques
Escort patients as appropriate to
other areas of the hospital or the hospital grounds as delegated by a trained
member of staff
Completion of regular physical
health observations, including the recording of these. Also completing the physical health paperwork
within the admission process, including smoking/alcohol recording forms
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care
- PMVA or equivalent restraint training with valid in date certification
- Minimum of 6-months working as a MH HCA in a NHS (or private within the UK) hospital setting we cannot accept experience working in supported living / care homes or nursing homes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care
- PMVA or equivalent restraint training with valid in date certification
- Minimum of 6-months working as a MH HCA in a NHS (or private within the UK) hospital setting we cannot accept experience working in supported living / care homes or nursing homes.
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.
