Job overview

We are seeking experienced Health Care Support Workers to join the team on Castle Ward, Peter Hodgkinson Centre.

This is an exciting time to join LPFT as we continue our journey of service improvement.

Our staff supports people in one of the most critical stages of their mental illness. Castle Ward is a 19-bedded acute ward for female patients.

To be successful in this role, you need to be self-motivated, enthusiastic and empathetic. You will need excellent communication skills, be resourceful and keen to contribute actively in patient care, as a key role in the team.

 Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

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 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 as to promote and safeguard the interests and well-being of patients. 

Working for our organisation

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. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

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 networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.