The Vales have an exciting opportunity for Mental Healthcare Support Workers to join their team.
The Vales provides high dependency rehabilitation to females who are detained under the mental health act for treatment of their mental illness and/or disorder.
The Vales provides psychological interventions for patients with both mental health illnesses and personality disorders who require psychological therapies and present with symptoms of complex trauma.
As a Mental Healthcare Support Worker at the Vales, you would be expected to support recovery, promote independence, and facilitate the achievement of goals while working alongside the nursing team and wider multi-disciplinary team, which consists of occupational therapists, social workers, specialty doctors, and consultants.
The successful candidate will receive a local induction upon commencement of their role, which will include boundary training and knowledge around clinical processes and policies.
Monthly clinical supervision is provided to all staff to aid development, knowledge, and support.
Regular management supervision will be provided, along with opportunities for continuing professional development within LPFT.
Under the supervision of a registered nurse, participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of high-quality care within a ward environment through involvement in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism, and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high-quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall.
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff network groups, and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
To work within the policies, protocols, and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.
To liaise with the nurses and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi-disciplinary mental health team.
To be prepared to work on your own initiative as necessary and report to the nurses.
Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs.
Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care.
Participate regularly in clinical supervision sessions.
Liaise with representatives from associated voluntary and statutory organisations and facilitate good communication processes.
Attend in-service training and other study/refresher days to meet individual, statutory, and service needs.
Participate in performance reviews.
To work with service users to promote independence, maximising daily living skills.
Assist in maintaining general and specific patient observations under the supervision of registered nursing staff.
Facilitate and participate in recreational and physical activities in the provision of health and social care to service users.
Demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities in relation to patients’ property and valuables, respecting cultural values.
Always act in a manner that promotes and safeguards the interests and wellbeing of patients.
Actively promote a responsible caring attitude at all times, treating all patients with dignity and respect.
Always act in a manner that ensures no patient is subjected to any form of abuse.
To report any incident that does not comply with Trust policy regarding incident reporting.
Participate in the escorting of patients as per the Unit procedures.
Accompany patients and participate, as needed, in recreational activities.
Maintain good order and cleanliness on the Unit.
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