Job summary
Job Title : Care Support Worker - Mental health
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.
Main duties of the job
What you'll be responsible for :
1. Monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weight.
2. Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse
3. Ensuring that the patient is the prime focus when making decisions about their care and wellbeing.
4. Assisting patients with compassion when undertaking normal activities of daily living whilst ensuring that privacy, dignity, and human rights are respected.
5. The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title : - Care Support Worker - Mental Health
Location : - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Pay Rate : £11 - £20
Hours : - Flexible
About the Trust-
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across the Thames Valley and beyond. As a large Trust, there is a variety of opportunities both in communities and hospitals. By working in partnership with a range of organisations such as universities, Oxford Health works hard to promote innovation in healthcare, support research and to train doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
As a member, youll have fantastic benefits :
6. Competitive pay rates work this week, get paidnext week
7. Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through yoursmartphone
8. Essential support when you need it 24/7 365days Call us anytime
9. Multi-locational - work across neighboring Trusts
10. First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust access before they are made available to agency
11. Varied working options to suit your lifestyle access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed Term placements
12. Training and development opportunities
13. Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
14. Stakeholder pension scheme available
What you'll be responsible for:
15. Monitoring patients' conditionsby taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weight.
16. Assisting in the delivery ofpatient care as directed by the Registered Nurse
17. Ensuring that the patient is theprime focus when making decisions about their care and wellbeing.
18. Assisting patients withcompassion when undertaking normal activities of daily living whilst ensuring that privacy, dignity,and human rights are respected.
19. The role will involve, but not belimited to you performing the above
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Everyyear we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workersenjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthierwork-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As an equalopportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of allcurrent and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on thebasis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity,race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage andcivil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality,Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualifiedapplicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout therecruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spamregularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for aninterview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submittingyour application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
20. A minimum of 6 months experience as a Mental Health Care Assistant (Qualifications required to accompany individuals with 6-12 months experience)
Qualifications
Essential
21. All Care support worker roles will be required to provide evidence of completing the Care Certificate or a relevant qualification. Evidence accepted includes:
22. Student Nurse with at least 12 weeks clinical placements.
23. Care Certificate from an NHS Organisation
24. QCF Level 2 Diploma in Healthcare Support Services issued after 2011
25. QCF Level 2 OR above Diploma in Health & Social Care or Clinical Healthcare Support issued after 2011
26. QCF Level 3 OR above Diploma in Healthcare Support or Maternity & Paediatric Support issued after 2011 (For Paediatric & Maternity roles only)
27. Degree /Diploma in Nursing and currently do not have an NMC Registration.