Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Blake Day Service
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Would you like to be part of a new and exciting opportunity? Are you interested in working in a newly re-modelled day service for young people experiencing an eating disorder? If so, this Band 3 Senior Health Care Support Worker role in Winchester may be for you.
As a Senior Health care support worker, you will work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team. You will work closely with the young people, their families, friends, and carers. You will play an important role in ensuring those who use our services have a positive and supportive experience.
You will need to be kind and responsive and remain professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide. You will need to have good communication skills and be able to demonstrate a caring and supportive approach to working.
We provide support and treatment for young people aged 12-18, and their families experiencing an eating disorder.
Set in picturesque grounds, Serenity Path/Blake Day Service has undergone extensive renovations which has seen the development of two new services which will offer staff a flexible and diverse way of working with our young people, as well as a wealth of development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Support Worker you will provide physical and psychological care to service users in accordance with individual care plans. You will carry out duties as designated by the nurse in charge and accurately record patient/service user information. In addition to this, you will provide support to relatives/carers.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Numeracy and Literacy Skills Level 2 (GCSE grade A -- C)
* Completion of Foundation Diploma (QCF) in Health & Social Care
* HCSW Care Certificate Able to undertake continuing personal development and training as required
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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£24,071 to £25,674 a year based on full time hours
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