Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Band 2 - Healthcare Support Worker - Full Time - Permanent (Multiple Vacancies)
We are recruiting Healthcare Support Workers for our new hospital!
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SABP) is building a new Mental Health Inpatient Service in Chertsey, Surrey. Silverwood will contain four adult inpatient wards and is due to open in February 2025. Our ambition is to transform inpatient mental healthcare for our local population.
The new unit will provide 64 beds all with single ensuite bedrooms, two lounges and a dedicated garden for each ward, as well as a woodland area for supervised walks.
If you are looking to work in healthcare, we can offer you a supportive environment that will enable you to fulfil your career aspirations. Our flexible working patterns support an improved work life balance. Free parking is available to all colleagues working at Silverwood.
We are excited to be recruiting Healthcare Support Workers for our new hospital to help us grow our established and experienced team.
Main duties of the job
In this vital role, you will assist in all areas of care in accordance with agreed care plans and procedures to meet the individual needs of those who use our services. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team working hands-on in a supportive environment.
We will help you develop in your role through a tailored career pathway which will enable you to progress within the Trust. There are many career development programmes such as the nursing associate apprenticeship training available to our colleagues.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference by supporting people with mental health needs, then we really want to hear from you.
This is a fantastic opportunity for those interested in starting or progressing a career in the NHS as a Healthcare Support Worker.
Please note we will be shortlisting and inviting candidates to interview every 2 weeks during this period of recruitment.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support to people who use services and their carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job responsibilities
For more information on Silverwood please click on the link below.
Silverwood - New mental health inpatient service : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (sabp.nhs.uk)
For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Description attached to this job listing.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* An NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care is desirable but not essential.
Experience
* Experience of working as a paid or unpaid carer.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Peter's Hospital site, Holloway Hill, Lyne
£24,873 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
325-5952126-HOSP-E
Job locations
St Peter's Hospital site, Holloway Hill, Lyne
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