Job vacancy: Bank Healthcare Support Worker, Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust, Haywards Heath

Job summary

Main area: Mental Health
Grade: Bank Band 3
Contract: Bank
Hours: Flexible working - Various
Job ref: 354-Bank-CS-20115

Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Chalkhill
Town: Haywards Heath
Salary: £13.13 PLUS 12% A/L with Enhancements Weekends, Bank Holidays & Nights.
Salary period: Hourly
Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59

Bank Healthcare Support Worker

Bank Band 3

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In order to be a successful Healthcare Support Worker in our team you will:

- Have a recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
- Be fit to undertake any duties related to the role including physical interventions for the management of violence and aggression
- Have experience working as part of a team
- Have excellent communication skills
- Have evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
- Have a professional and friendly demeanour

It would also be advantageous if you have:

- Experience working within a mental health setting
- NVQ Level 2 in care

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details

As a clinical bank worker there is mandatory training required before you can work on the wards. These include a 5-day PMVA in person training course. Please ensure you would be able to attend, all training is paid.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ Level 2 in Care

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience working within a health or social care setting.
Experience of working as part of a team
Good communication skills
Experience with young people
Experience of high acuity mental health

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Bronze

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Kat Wailes
Job title: Matron
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01444 472670

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Bank Healthcare Support Worker

Bank Band 3

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

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Experience

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