Mental Health Support Worker- Band 3 Manchester, England
Job description
Senior Nursing Assistant
Trust Location:
Achieve Salford
Achieve Trafford
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
About the Role
The post holder will be part of a care team providing support and day to day care for children and young people requiring complex packages of care within the home, community, hospital and school setting.
On occasions the post holder may have to work within the wider services of the Children’s Community Nursing Team such as the general nursing service and special need school nurses.
The post holder will work under the direction of the team leader and nursing staff to set standards and protocols of care. He/she will carry out specialised care in an unsupervised capacity.
About Manchester University Foundation Trust
MFT is one of England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn. MFT has designed the most exceptional integrated health and social care system to deliver the best possible results for the 1million+ patients who rely on their services every year. By joining NHS Professionals and working on the bank at MFT, you can instantly help the Trust to continue to improve the life chances and wellness of the diverse communities across Manchester and its surrounding areas. So, read on to find out more about why joining NHS Professionals and working on the bank at MFT makes the perfect sense for you, your career, for MFT and its patients and families.
What you'll be responsible for:
To provide care and support to service users within the BBST clinical team in line with their recovery care plan under the direction and supervision of the Line Manager/Assistant Practitioner/Registered nursing staff
· To contribute to the assessment of service users needs
· To contribute to the care planning and review process for individual service users
· To assist with the collection of health screening samples as requested, e.g. urine screening, breathalysing, pregnancy testing under the supervision of the registered nursing staff
· To promote health and well being at all times and support service users to address their physical and mental health needs (e.g. drug & alcohol use, diet, depression, anxiety, relationships, housing, education, training, and employment) in line with their care plan under the direction and supervision of the Line Manager/Senior Practitioner/registered nursing staff on duty
· To contribute to the updating of service users records to inform the assessment, care planning and review process
· To undertake Venepuncture and ECGs under direction of registered staff on duty
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
· A minimum of 6 months paid experience as a band 3 Senior Paediatric 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 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 Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Salary: £11.85-£22.85 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
Experience:
- NHS: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (required)
Work Location: One location
