Health Care Assistant | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Haslingden Road, BB2 3HH |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6212648/351-PEN739-CL-F |
Summary
Pennine Lancashire is seeking a Health Care Support Worker/ Health Care Assistant to join all our wards and the 136 team at our Pendleview and Hillview unit, Royal Blackburn Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidate will be part of an evolving service that has the needs of our service users at its heart.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic to come and join a forward thinking, dynamic and constantly developing team.
For further information please contact us using the details provided.
Whilst working on the Mental Health Unit you will be required to:-
Work as an Integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), working within a rotational shift system to support patients according to their care needs, some of whom may present with problematic or challenging behaviour.
Contribute to, and participate in the on- going support of patients and their carers. Contribute to the protection of patients, from abuse.
Contribute to the health, safety and security of patients and their environment. Obtain, transmit and store information relating to the delivery of a care service.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Apr 2024