Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Mental Health
- Gradd
- Band 3
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 350-MHC7582870
- Cyflogwr
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Warrington
- Tref
- Warrington
- Cyflog
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 12/11/2025 23:59
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 19/11/2025
Teitl cyflogwr
Nursing Assistant
Band 3
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
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Trosolwg o'r swydd
Join Our Passionate Team at Kingsley Ward – Make a Real Difference in Dementia Care
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and be part of something truly meaningful? An exciting opportunity has opened up within the Kingsley Ward Team, our specialist inpatient dementia assessment unit at Hollins Park Hospital, Warrington.
At Kingsley Ward, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional care and support to individuals living with Dementia and Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Our team is dedicated to providing compassionate, person-centred assessment and treatment in a supportive and dynamic environment.
As part of our team, you’ll gain invaluable experience across both physical and mental health aspects of dementia care. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills, grow professionally, and make a lasting impact on the lives of patients and their families.
We’re looking for individuals who are:
- Passionate about improving the lives of people with dementia
- Empathetic and understanding in their approach
- Excellent communicators who thrive in a team setting
- Motivated to contribute to a high-performing, caring environment
If you’re driven by purpose and want to be part of a team that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
- To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
- To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
- To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
- To coordinate the assessment and delivery of a planned programme of care with guidance and indirect supervision from a qualified practitioner and to contribute to formal assessment and delivery of an individuals plan of care.
- To assist with activities of daily living, social, recreational and occupational activities as agreed in the service user care plan.
- To report general observations and provide feedback to a qualified practitioner both verbally and in written formats, if required. This should include any concerns arising from the service user physical or mental health.
- To contribute to effective running of the service by providing and receiving information to/from other departments or services. Ensure this information is provided in the most effective way i.e. telephone, fax or in writing.
- To assist service users with self-administration of oral medication and ensure any concerns / issues about medication are reported back to a qualified practitioner.
- To use a variety of verbal and non-verbal skills to overcome communication barriers presented by service users due to their mental health needs.
- To contribute to maintaining a safe environment for service user in the community (where appropriate).
- To carry out specific duties that contributes to the assessment of service users as requested by a qualified practitioner.
- To develop and maintain links with other agencies and services, both statutory and voluntary (where appropriate).
- To use skills and techniques, to de-escalate situations where service users become physically or verbally aggressive.
- To carry out observations and inform the Registered Nurse of any concerns. e.g. temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, diet and fluid intake, weight as requested by a qualified practitioner.
- To contribute to the development of risk management plans for service users by reporting, to the qualified practitioner any issues or concerns regarding service users behaviour / action towards themselves or others.
- Respond to the changing needs of service users.
- Control the assessments of implemented individual service users care plans.
- To undertake and understand the support of observations as per policy tbc (Levels 1- 4)
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Health and Social Care Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience
Meini prawf dymunol
- Care Certificate
- Phlebotomy trained
- Physical Health competency basic passport
- MEWS
- Level 2 Smoking Cessation
- Good standard of education
- Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure or health equivalent to City & Guild Part 1, or 2 year experience working in a health setting
- Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care qualification
Knowledge/Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working in a care setting
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to communicate effectively
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
- Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner
- Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff
Values
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Gofynion ymgeisio
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Louise Mcnicholas
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical Service Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01928 753 175
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