Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Clinical Assistant to join our Rehabilitation Inpatient Team at Stewart House, based in the LE19 area of Leicester.
Stewart House is a Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit providing care for patients who are experiencing both physical health and mental health conditions. Our patients are in separate male and female areas with an age range from 18 to 65+.
We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals who want to help make a difference in the lives of patients and are passionate about working in mental health. We need people who can join our dynamic multidisciplinary team, build positive therapeutic working relationships with our patients to support them to develop the skills to enable them to return to the community and be able to function at optimal level. As a team we encourage personal development and value supervision to ensure care is delivered in a reflective and evidence‑based way. You will be joining a welcoming and supportive team that values your contributions towards person‑centred care and development.
We also offer:
* A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days and increasing with length of service
* Free onsite parking
* Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached)
Main duties of the job
Important information about these roles.
This is a permanent role, not a bank role, and candidates will require their own right to work in the UK as we cannot offer sponsorship.
This role involves significant domain and knowledge in the technology domain with systems like Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. IT literacy is highly recommended to meet the role’s responsibilities.
About the role:
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring patients, visitors, and staff are accommodated and working within an environment which is welcoming, supportive, and safe. You will work closely with the Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse and the team, and will support and embed both local and national policies and procedures to maintain high standards within the clinical environment. Duties include carrying out weekly, monthly, quarterly spot checks as required and as delegated by your line manager; ensuring ligature checks are completed and any new additions are escalated appropriately to your line manager; undertaking weekly mattress audits, documenting, and reporting findings; maintaining the patient wrist‑pit alarm system and escalating any concerns as necessary to your line manager; managing and using resources and information; utilising the AMaT system and Brigid for audits; keeping inventory of equipment for ward area.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health, and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to outpatient community services, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
All substantive roles (excluding medical staff) are subject to a 6‑month probationary period. All jobs require permission to work in the UK. The cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. For all jobs, the cost of any DBS disclosure is deducted from salary once started. We consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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