Nursing Assistant - Learning Disability & Autism inpatient services
Band 3
Main area: Learning Disability Nursing - Secure Care Division
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-SC7110585
Site: Secure Care Division
Town: Warrington
Salary: £24,625 - £25,674 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 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 also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.
Job overview
Do you have a passion for putting patients first and experience caring for service users with a Learning Disability and/or Autism diagnosis?
If you share our vision to support service users along their care pathway ensuring appropriate assessment, engagement and therapeutic activity; whilst aiming to support a timely discharge into the community - we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
As a nursing assistant in our Learning Disability and Autism inpatient service you will be required to carry out assigned duties involving direct patient care and observation of service users under guidance and supervision of qualified staff. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Additionally, you will be able to work autonomously and as part of a well-established team whilst working with service users who may present with extreme challenging behaviour including physical and verbal aggression, changes in mental health, forensic needs and complex physical health needs.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a range of communication skills & techniques to enable positive communication to take place with individuals who may have complex communication needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Care Certificate
* Phlebotomy trained
* Physical Health competency basic passport
* MEWS
* Level 2 Smoking Cessation
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
* Able to communicate effectively.
* Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Ability to demonstrate a non-judgmental attitude.
* Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
* Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care
* Experience working in a care setting
* Good standard of education.
* Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure or health equivalent to City & Guild Part 1, or 2 year experience working in a health setting.
* Experience of individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems.
Values
* Accountability
* Support
Skills
* Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff
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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 to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Nicola McNulty
Job title: Head of Nursing - Learning Disability
Email address: Nicola.McNulty@merseycare.nhs.uk
For any additional support please contact: SecureCareCareers@merseycare.nhs.uk
FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH MERSEY CARE
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do, a person-centred care that starts with you.
You’ll be joining one of the most innovative and progressive NHS trusts in the country.
You’ll have a home in the North West of England where your work/life balance is respected.
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