Healthcare Support Worker

Job overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Are you an existing Health Care Support Worker looking for a new opportunity to develop and work in an organisation that will help you achieve your goals to become the best you can be?

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join Health Based Place of safety at Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury.

We are an award-winning team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.

Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role.

Main duties of the job

• With support of senior staff participate in procedures under the guidance of the professional lead
• Identify, minimise and report risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
• Maintain a safe and secure environment at all times for the protection of self and others.
• At all times minimise risks to self by undertaking safe working practices.
• At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
• Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
• Undertake delivery of planned therapeutic activities/interventions with an identified group of service users, ensuring planning of daily tasks.
• Assist service users in meeting their personal care needs; Feeding Hygiene Encouraging continence Mobility Encouraging independence Personal and physical comfort Activities of daily living supporting with observation levels support patients with visits off site
• Feeding
• Hygiene
• Encouraging continence
• Mobility
• Encouraging independence
• Personal and physical comfort
• Activities of daily living
• supporting with observation levels
• support patients with visits off site

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Before applying for this exciting and challenging role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job and person specification.

We are offering a supportive competency programme and training to support successful candidates to progress from a band 2 to a band 3 if new to role. If you are currently working as a Band 2 or band 3 or new to the professional this role could be suitable for you.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application

Applicant requirements

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.