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Job summary

Main area
Adult Mental Health, Urgent Care Services
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
346-TSA-078-24
Employer
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Roseberry Park Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pro rata, per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

Support Worker

Band 3

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job overview

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to join Tees Liaison Psychiatry based within the acute hospital setting. 

Do you have a passion for delivering person centred care with a recovery focus?  Are you able to evidence experience of working with individuals with complex mental health needs and or behaviours that challenge?

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must have completed the Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent.  Candidates must also have Literacy and Numeracy level 2 or equivalent and must complete the Trust Healthcare Assistant competencies within their probationary period (first 6 months in role).

You will be a highly motivated individual with a broad range of experience and contemporary understanding of Adult/Older People with Mental Health problems. You will be able to demonstrate a passion about Adult/Older Persons Mental Health and an understanding of the needs and issues of older people with mental health problems, who are receiving care and treatment in acute in-patient wards. You will work collaboratively with the whole of the liaison team.

Working hours are over 7 days, however candidates should be flexible to meet the needs of patients.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the team to discuss this exciting opportunity. We strongly advise applicants to arrange a visit in order to experience first hand the role.

 

Working for our organisation

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include monitoring and reviewing intervention plans identified by the assessor, and to review specific patient’s mood, behaviours, wellbeing, medication etc. You will be expected to support individual patients on the acute medical wards along side the acute trust staff by modelling your skilled practices and educating the acute trust staff to enable a person centred, individual approach to care delivery, this may also include supporting complex discharge of people into the community by working in a collaborative approach with community services.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying

For further details / informal visits contact:

Jane Rogers (Team Manager) 01642 624318

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma in Health and Social Care level 3 or equivalent
  • Care Certificate
  • Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2
  • Successful completion of Trust’s full HCA Framework within 6-month probationary period

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working with people with mental/social health needs or learning disabilities.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Person centred care
  • Understanding of mental health

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Competency in record keeping (within agreed timescale)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jane Rogers
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 624318
Additional information

 

 

 

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