Main area: Mental health services
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (various shift patterns available on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year basis. Part time available depending on service needs)
Job ref: 350-MHC6879885
Site: Hartley Hospital
Town: Southport
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience they bring to their work with us.
Job overview
As a Nursing Assistant, you will be at the heart of patient care. Join our team on Pine Ward, which is a 20-bedded adult acute mental health mixed ward based at Hartley Hospital, Southport. You will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, working closely with nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals to deliver outstanding person-centred care. Together, we create a supportive environment where each team member’s contributions are valued. You will be a vital part of our vision to lead the way in perfect, whole person care that helps people of all ages live healthier lives. If you share our values and want to be part of a team that makes a real difference, we want to hear from you. Experience of working in a care setting is essential. The range of skills you can learn and develop is expansive and varied. Working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative, and strong leader as well as provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem solve, and manage challenging situations. On our wards, we encourage staff to gain further knowledge by enriching their skills through the opportunity to enrol on many of our development and training courses. Main duties of the job
You will support the clinical team in the delivery of a high standard of care by assisting with and carrying out a range of duties as directed by registered staff, in line with individual care and treatment plans for patients and service users. You will demonstrate an attitude that respects and values patients, service users, and their carers, ensuring they are at the centre of care and treatment planning. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, as well as specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff. To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users, including details of mental state and risk factors. To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional. Person specification
Qualifications
Care Certificate NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care Knowledge
Able to communicate effectively Understanding of issues of confidentiality Ability to work as a member of a team Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care Skills
Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff Values
Accountability Respect Support Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs, not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme, you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 per year and maintain registration. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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As a Nursing Assistant, you will be at the heart of patient care. Join our team on Pine Ward, which is a 20-bedded adult acute mental health mixed ward based at Hartley Hospital, Southport. You will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, working closely with nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals to deliver outstanding person-centred care. Together, we create a supportive environment where each team member’s contributions are valued. You will be a vital part of our vision to lead the way in perfect, whole person care that helps people of all ages live healthier lives. If you share our values and want to be part of a team that makes a real difference, we want to hear from you. Experience of working in a care setting is essential. The range of skills you can learn and develop is expansive and varied. Working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative, and strong leader as well as provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem solve, and manage challenging situations. On our wards, we encourage staff to gain further knowledge by enriching their skills through the opportunity to enrol on many of our development and training courses. Main duties of the job
You will support the clinical team in the delivery of a high standard of care by assisting with and carrying out a range of duties as directed by registered staff, in line with individual care and treatment plans for patients and service users. You will demonstrate an attitude that respects and values patients, service users, and their carers, ensuring they are at the centre of care and treatment planning. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, as well as specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff. To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users, including details of mental state and risk factors. To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional. Person specification
Qualifications
Care Certificate NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care Knowledge
Able to communicate effectively Understanding of issues of confidentiality Ability to work as a member of a team Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care Skills
Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff Values
Accountability Respect Support Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs, not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme, you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 per year and maintain registration. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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