Bank Healthcare Assistant (Mental Health & General Health)

Job overview

Did you know we pay top of Agenda for Change for our bank workers? Joining our bank also gets you access to Wagestream for free financial support, savings, and the ability to stream your wages ahead of payday!

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and adaptable Health Care Assistants to join the Trust ‘bank’ working in our mental and general health units. This includes providing support to service users in Millbrook Mental Health Unit (NG17), Highbury Hospital (NG6), Sherwood Oaks (NG18), rehabilitation units (NG3 & NG18) Hopewood (NG5), Lings Bar Hospital (NG2), Bassetlaw Hospice (DN22) and John Eastwood Hospice (NG17).

Bank is a flexible form of working in which you can book shifts as and when you want to work, at locations that best suit you. It also gives you the opportunity to work with a wide variety of teams in different sites and services

Main duties of the job

Please note: When completing application form, Supporting information is essential.

We are looking for enthusiastic, patient-focused healthcare assistants who are committed to working as part of a busy team under the supervision of qualified nurses.

You will be providing and maintaining a high standard of care, facilitating therapeutic / meaningful activities for patients on the ward. You will be liaising closely with other health and social care professionals as well as patients, relatives, and carers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a bank worker, you will have the opportunity to work in locations and at hours that suit you, fulfilling a variety of short- and longer-term roles dependent on your preference and on service needs.

We are recruiting for both mental health and general health care assistants so there are loads of options available for you right now.

You’ll be eligible for many of the benefits of permanent staff, including:

Opportunities to gain experience within a variety of specialist teams Access to the NHS pension scheme An NHS badge entitling you to many NHS benefits Induction and mandatory training Mental, physical and financial wellbeing support First pick of shifts across up to 8 different sites Competitive pay rates

Working on the bank, your roles and responsibilities will vary according to your placement or shifts picked up, giving you the opportunity for a wide variety of experience. See job description for more details.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.  Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa