Support Worker

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What the role involves

• Supporting Worker focuses on an exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 health care support worker to join the intensive psychiatric care unit (ipcu) within stratheden hospital.

Skills and requirements

• It would be advantageous but not compulsory for you to possess some experience working within mental health as per person specification but a full in-house Health Care Support Work.
• It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your.

Confirmed role details

• As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week.
• However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Candidate fit

• You must possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, have good administrative skills, demonstrate that you are a team worker and strive to provide high standards of q.

Additional role context

• Hollyview ward is a mixed 8 bedded purpose built unit providing quality care to adults with a diverse range of mental health issues within the Acute and Forensic services.
• The Band 3 role within Hollyview will include having delegated tasks from the Registered Mental Health Nurse but also requires the candidate to work autonomously.
• A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.