Healthcare Support Worker in Stafford

Job summary
Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of mental health services to the population of Staffordshire and Shropshire. The Hatherton Centre is a 47-bedded medium-secure facility incorporating an assessment unit, a rehabilitation unit, long-term medium secure service, Intensive Care unit, a well-equipped Living Skills Centre and a Sports Hall. The service also provides a multi-agency community service, forensic liaison scheme, out-patient facilities and court assessment and engagement schemes.
The role requires working shifts over a 24 hr period including weekends and nights.
Applications are invited for the above post from motivated individuals who are committed to working in a caring role, able to state clearly what they have to offer and how they would cope and respond to the needs of this challenging and demanding client group. In return we can offer you excellent education and training opportunities.
Main duties of the job
To provide support and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs within a secure setting.
To promote service users recovery through the delivery of high quality, outcome measured care and evidence based interventions.
To assist Registered Professionals in the implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans.
Due to the nature of ward provision you will be required to undertake 24 hour shift working on a rotational basis.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. In summary:
Regularly report and effectively communicate service users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Professional Staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Relate appropriately with service users, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
At all times ensure that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
Identify, minimise and report risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
Maintain a safe and secure environment at all times for the protection of self and others.
At all times minimise risks to self by undertaking safe working practices.
At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
Undertake delivery of planned therapeutic activities/interventions with an identified group of service users as an element of the care programme approach.
Work in partnership with service users to assist them in identifying activities that are meaningful to them and that support agreed health outcomes.
Regularly support service users to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence and promote their recovery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. In summary:
Regularly report and effectively communicate service users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Professional Staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Relate appropriately with service users, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
At all times ensure that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
Identify, minimise and report risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
Maintain a safe and secure environment at all times for the protection of self and others.
At all times minimise risks to self by undertaking safe working practices.
At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
Undertake delivery of planned therapeutic activities/interventions with an identified group of service users as an element of the care programme approach.
Work in partnership with service users to assist them in identifying activities that are meaningful to them and that support agreed health outcomes.
Regularly support service users to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence and promote their recovery.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE\'s or Functional Skills) or Demonstrable knowledge and experience as outlined below

EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Experience of working as part of a team and delivering a customer focused service.

Desirable

• Experience of working with people with Mental Health needs and/or Learning disabilities as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of being a service user or carer

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & CAPABILITIES
Essential

• Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to mental health, learning disabilities, access to services, and related health promotion. Issues of inclusion
• Skills in literacy, written, verbal and an ability to effectively use electronic information and computer technology.
• Skills in managing situations of high expressed emotions, and an ability to manage one\'s own emotional state.
• Ability to work independently, being self-motivated and to be able to prioritise and effectively manage a range of competing needs and pressures.
• The ability to recognise own limitations and to effectively utilise supervision and support systems to ensure safe and effective delivery of services.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE\'s or Functional Skills) or Demonstrable knowledge and experience as outlined below

EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Experience of working as part of a team and delivering a customer focused service.

Desirable

• Experience of working with people with Mental Health needs and/or Learning disabilities as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of being a service user or carer

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & CAPABILITIES
Essential

• Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to mental health, learning disabilities, access to services, and related health promotion. Issues of inclusion
• Skills in literacy, written, verbal and an ability to effectively use electronic information and computer technology.
• Skills in managing situations of high expressed emotions, and an ability to manage one\'s own emotional state.
• Ability to work independently, being self-motivated and to be able to prioritise and effectively manage a range of competing needs and pressures.
• The ability to recognise own limitations and to effectively utilise supervision and support systems to ensure safe and effective delivery of services.

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
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newport, St Georges Hospital
Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3AG
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