Job summary
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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.
Main duties of the job
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
About us
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:
6. Caring for and about you is our top priority
7. Committed to providing good quality, safe services
8. 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:
9. Flexible working options to support work-life balance
10. 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
11. Generous NHS pension scheme
12. Excellent learning and career development opportunities
13. 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
14. Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
15. Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
16. Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
17. Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
18. Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
19. 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.
20. Good oral and written communication, Friendly, helpful, and calm
21. Able to work under pressure.
22. Able to work under the direction and supervision or more senior colleagues.
23. Seeks opportunities to develop within the role.
24. Honest, reliable, and trustworthy
25. Understand the limits of your abilities.
26. Desire to undertake further training and self-improvement to support patient experience.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
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.
Person Specification
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
27. Desire to undertake further training and self-improvement to support patient experience
Previous Experience
Essential
28. Previous experience working as a Band 2 Support Worker in a mental health acute care setting
Desirable
29. Previous experience of care work
30. Previous experience of working in a health care setting
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
31. Good oral and written communication
Desirable
32. Seeks opportunities to develop within the role
Additional Requirements
Desirable
33. Ability to travel to multiple sites
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
34. Good general education qualifications
35. IT Literate
36. English and Maths at GCSE grade C or equivalent
Desirable
37. NVQ/Clinical Qualification