Health Care Support Worker

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Forensic Healthcare Service for a full-time Band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker to join the friendly team at The Chichester Centre, a Low Secure Mental Health unit comprising of three wards, located in Chichester, West Sussex.

Sussex Partnership Forensic Healthcare Services provide a comprehensive service for mentally-disordered patients across the forensic care pathway, both in a secure environment and through case management in the community.

We are looking for a friendly, approachable and hardworking professional with a passion for delivering high quality care. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to effective team working; have excellent communication skills and experience of mental health nursing. In return, we offer a stimulating and supportive work environment, supervision, opportunities for personal and professional development, full trust induction and training.

Main duties of the job

To work with the multi-disciplinary team to establish and deliver a therapeutic programme of care for clients.

To undertake a range of delegated clinical health duties in mental health settings.

To record patients' information.

Working for your organisation

Forensic mental health is a unique and fascinating field which provides both challenge and opportunity in abundance.

Being curious, creative, self-aware and assertive are important skills that you will build on, as you are often required to think 'outside the box'.

We play a crucial part in supporting and advocating service users towards recovery, while maintaining the legal requirements within the MHA and of public protection.

About us

We provide mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

We'd love you to join our organisation, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, with 82% recognising patient care as our top priority in our staff survey.

Other key survey results include:

• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team.
• 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide and receive information from clients, clients representatives and immediate team colleagues. Exchange factual information to clients using persuasion, reassurance, tact and empathy. Overcome barriers to understanding that may be a result of mental illness.

Undertake procedures and practices that will require a base level of theoretical knowledge, knowledge of health and related procedures, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act.

Assess a patients condition through basic test results, assess comfort of the patient and instigate emergency procedures.

Plan and organise own day-to-day work tasks and activities.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Provide and receive information from clients, clients representatives and immediate team colleagues. Exchange factual information to clients using persuasion, reassurance, tact and empathy. Overcome barriers to understanding that may be a result of mental illness.

Undertake procedures and practices that will require a base level of theoretical knowledge, knowledge of health and related procedures, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act.

Assess a patients condition through basic test results, assess comfort of the patient and instigate emergency procedures.

Plan and organise own day-to-day work tasks and activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good general education
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
• Experience of working collaboratively i.e. with colleagues, wider teams, service users etc
• An understanding of confidentiality

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Good general education
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
• Experience of working collaboratively i.e. with colleagues, wider teams, service users etc
• An understanding of confidentiality

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Chichester Centre

Graylingwell Drive

Chichester

PO196GS

United Kingdom

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