Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Includes weekdays, nights and weekends
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including nights and weekends)
- Job ref
- 354-AE-21242
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Beechwood unit, Uckfield Hospital
- Town
- Uckfield
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/12/2025
Employer heading
Health Care Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
A really exciting opportunity has arisen for Health Care Assistants to join our inpatient services for people living with dementia in Uckfield.
Beechwood is a 10 bedded mixed Dementia unit where we look after patients with confirmed Dementia diagnosis and patients suspected to have Dementia. We accept patients from all over Sussex.
You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team including psychiatry, nursing, OT, pharmacists, SALT and drama therapy. The ward staff and leadership team are committed to providing person centred, excellent care for people living with dementia and the candidate would be encouraged to work with the leadership team to.
About us
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, forensic and learning disability services in and across Sussex. The Trust has teaching status and is developing into one of the country's leading teaching mental health trusts. At Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are at the forefront for Dementia research. We are currently engaging in a countywide project, in Communication and Interaction Training (CAIT) with Prof Ian James. Working here offers continued training and development, variety, plus all the benefits of living in Sussex.
If you would like to discuss the role we would welcome contact from you:
For further information regarding the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website www.sussexpartnerhsip.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
Work with the multi-disciplinary team to establish and deliver a therapeutic programme of care for patients with Dementia
Undertake a range of delegated clinical health duties in mental health settings
Records patients’ information
Assist the trained nurses for providing a holistic care for patients with Dementia and their families/carers
Working for our organisation
Sussex is a beautiful county with good transport links, vibrant communities, rural areas, and tourist attractions, including the Coast and the South Downs. You will join a friendly, highly-skilled and enthusiastic highly experienced network of older peoples specialists You will receive regular clinical and professional supervision as well as a commitment to your own continuing professional development. Our Trust offers a wide range of CPD and the post-holder will have the opportunity to develop special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide and receive information from clients, client’s representatives and immediate team colleagues.
Exchanges factual information to client’s using persuasion, reassurance, tact and empathy.
Undertake a procedures and practices that will require a base level of theoretical knowledge
Work with the team to develop care plans
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mary Pannakkal
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07881922429
- Additional information
Can contact the ward on 01825 745015
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