Senior Clinical Support Worker | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG30 4EJ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6204202/371-MHS337 |
Summary
Sorrel Ward is an 11 bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit for Adults based in Reading, located close to the amenities of the town centre and a leafy park. We work closely with patients to help them identify their needs and participate actively in their recovery, providing a place of nurture, where they can find hope and meaningful purpose to their lives.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice, and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing.
1. To undertake unsupervised assigned tasks within the ward/clinical team and report the outcomes to a qualified nurse.
2. Assist in the provision of care.
3. To provide support, where appropriate to relatives and carers.
4. To work in support of the qualified nurses and be directed and supervised by them to undertake assigned tasks.
5. To mentor and support junior nursing assistants as required by the Nurse in charge
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The "must haves" for this role:
1. Previous experience working as a Band 2 Support Worker in a mental health acute care setting, Previous experience of care work, Previous experience of working in a health care setting.
2. Good oral and written communication, Friendly, helpful, and calm
3. Able to work under pressure.
4. Able to work under the direction and supervision or more senior colleagues.
5. Seeks opportunities to develop within the role.
6. Honest, reliable, and trustworthy
7. Understand the limits of your abilities.
8. Desire to undertake further training and self-improvement to support patient experience.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Patrick Baidoo on 07736015164 or email: patrick.baidoo@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Apr 2024
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