Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Nursing Assistants to join our teams across Dunes Ward and Pine Ward at Hartley Hospital. This is a rewarding opportunity to work alongside experienced healthcare professionals, supporting people with their recovery and helping them achieve the best possible outcomes

As a Nursing Assistant, you will be a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, person-centred care to patients. You will support patients with their daily activities, promote independence, and help maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.

Your role will include:

• Supporting patients with personal care and wellbeing needs.
• Building positive and professional relationships with patients, carers, and colleagues.
• Observing and reporting changes in patients' physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing.
• Supporting therapeutic activities and engagement.
• Maintaining accurate records in line with Trust policies.
• Contributing to a safe, respectful, and recovery-focused ward environment.

NVQ in Health and Social Care and/or experience of working in a care environment is essential.

Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of a qualified practitioner you will implement a range of individual and group activities. You will be required to use your initiative when working independently on the wards and are expected to report any clinical progress or change to a qualified practitioner.

You will work to assist with the continuity of care for service users on their journey through the acute service.

You will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' choice and works along side them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

You will carry out assigned tasks involving direct/indirect service user care and support service users under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

About us
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

Job responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities:

• 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.

See attached job description for further details.

Person Specification
Values
Essential:

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet

Skills
Essential:

• Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff

Knowledge
Essential:

• Able to communicate effectively
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality
• 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
• Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care

Qualifications
Essential:

• Able to complete Trust's Care Certificate
• NVQ in Health and Social Care and/or experience of working in a care environment

Experience
Essential:

• Experience working in a care setting

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.