Physical Health Nursing Assistant - Male Only (R&R of £3,025 pro rata)
Band 3
Main area: Physical Health Team - Secure Services
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-SC6850231
Site: Maghull Health Park
Town: Maghull
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 (Additional Recruitment and Retention premium will be offered)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.
Job overview
Are you a kind, caring individual looking to work in physical health within a secure mental health environment? Due to a Genuine Occupational need, this role is being advertised for male applicants only.
Responsibilities include operating radio communications when required and performing venepuncture / ECGs within the Health Centre and at ward level as directed by the requesting clinicians.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Secure Care physical health team, you will provide patient care across the areas detailed below:
* Ashworth Hospital - High Secure: Comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment & care for patients with a mental illness assessed as presenting a grave & immediate danger to others.
* Rowan View - Medium Secure: Specialist Learning Disability & Mental Health services over 8 wards.
* Rathbone Hospital (Liverpool) and Hollins Park (Warrington) - Low Secure: Mental health rehabilitation for men and women.
* Aspen Wood - Low Secure: A new 40 bed specialist learning disability unit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
* Providing support to the health centre and administration staff.
* Maintaining up-to-date core skills and extended roles.
* Responding appropriately to emergency situations.
* Ensuring the Department achieves the Core Search Standards.
* Undertaking patient searches as per security procedures.
* Managing situations of actual and potential C&R issues.
* Demonstrating excellent interpersonal communication skills.
* Working collaboratively with peers.
* Maintaining quality control checks of all equipment.
* Assisting with the delivery of Health Promotion.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of studying for NVQ Level 3 in care or relevant skills/academic based course.
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience/knowledge of working within a high secure environment.
* Previous experience of phlebotomy, ECG recording, and administrative work.
* Smoking cessation trained.
Skills
* Ability to relate positively to people.
* Ability to work well within a team.
* Willingness to maintain/develop skills and knowledge.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves disabled and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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