Mental Health Care Support Worker Band 3 Oxford, England
Job description
Job Title: Mental Health Care Support Worker (band 3)
Trust Location: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Cherwell ward, Fulbrook Centre
Pay rates: Days: £13.33, Saturdays/Nights: £18.00, Sundays/Bank Holidays:£22.54
Are you searching for a career/job that gives you control of your day, time and location?!
We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.
As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits:
· Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
· Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
· Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
· First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
· Training and development opportunities
· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
· Stakeholder pension scheme available
What you'll be responsible for:
· To work as a member of the ward team to provide basic patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse
· To assist in the other ward team and department duties (including administration) as directed by the Registered Nurse
· As a member of the nursing team you are expected to demonstrate attitudinal competence through a professional, approachable and helpful manner towards clients, their families and carers, visitors and colleagues throughout the organisation. You are also expected to actively support high standards of care delivery and challenge poor practice should you find it.
· Promote patient dignity and privacy.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
· A minimum of 6 months paid experience as a band 3 Mental Health Care Support Worker in a NHS/Private hospital setting along with a NCQ or Care Certificate.
· A minimum of 12 months paid experience as a band 3 Mental Health Care Support Worker in a NHS/Private hospital setting.
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
Apply Today
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Type: Zero hours contract
Salary: From £13.33 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- No weekends
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Work Location: In person
