Job overview
Health Care Assistants for Mental Health
An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and caring people to work as health care support workers within our adult and older adult wards. There are a number of mental health wards across ELFT and we are seeking enthusiastic people with the right mindset to come and join our supportive and progressive teams.
We are looking for caring and compassionate people, both experienced and inexperienced, to join our dedicated teams.
Main duties of the job
To be successful in a Health Care assistant or Support Worker role, you will need to be forward thinking and have a keen interest in working with patients being nursed in a mental health settings. You will be working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, caring for patients with a wide range of needs.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our care and treatment programmes are underpinned by principles of recovery and social inclusion and much of our work is co-produced with patients. You will help to ensure that the people we care for always have a strong voice. If you are committed to providing outstanding patient care with a sound knowledge of best practise, this is the opportunity for you.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
1. Educated to GCSE level of equivalent
2. Completed or the willingness to undertake Care certificate
Desirable criteria
3. GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Working in a care setting
Desirable criteria
5. Dealing with challenging situations
6. Working with Mental Health Service Users
7. Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
9. Able to manage time to meet deadlines
10. Ability to work autonomously
11. Ability to work as part of a team
12. Be able to respond with compassion and empathy Demonstrate an understanding of caring for people with mental health problems
13. Demonstrate a degree of emotional intelligence and self-reflection
Desirable criteria
14. Demonstrate an understanding of the specialty
15. Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
16. Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
17. Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice