Job overview

We seek experienced Health Care Support Workers to join the team in our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), the Hartsholme Centre, which opened in the Summer of 2024.

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. The PICU is a 10-bed, male-only unit based in central Lincoln.

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.

Main duties of the job

•            Achieve and maintain high standards of cleanliness at all times, in line with NHS National Standards of Cleanliness and Infection Control policy:

•            Use of all cleaning equipment and materials appropriately and effectively to provide a clean and safe environment

•            Cleaning of all areas within the unit, both on the wards and the off-ward areas as defined in the cleaning schedules

•            Daily inspection of electrical cleaning equipment before use and the reporting of any faults as appropriate

•            Disposal of all waste by trust policies

•            Damp dusting of all fixtures and fitting/internal glass

•            Ensure all soft furnishings, curtains, and soft flooring are cleaned and maintained as required

•            Changing curtains when required and re-hanging as necessary

•            Any other duties as related to housekeeping within the unit.

•            Prepare and regenerate meals for patients. Maintain all food safety records in line with the Food Safety Manual, Catering Policy, and all food safety legislation.

•            Ensure patient area is readied for meal service, and clear related crockery/cutlery etc after meal service, ensuring these are washed appropriately.

•            Maintain stocks of cleaning materials on wards and admin areas.

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.