Job summary
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Are you an existing Health Care Support Worker looking for a new opportunity to develop and work in an organisation that will help you achieve your goals to become the best you can be?

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our adult acute ward, Laurel Ward at Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury.

We are an award-winning team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.

Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role.

Main duties of the job

• With support of senior staff participate in procedures under the guidance of the professional lead
• Identify, minimise and report risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
• Maintain a safe and secure environment at all times for the protection of self and others.
• At all times minimise risks to self by undertaking safe working practices.
• At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
• Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
• Undertake delivery of planned therapeutic activities/interventions with an identified group of service users, ensuring planning of daily tasks.
• Assist service users in meeting their personal care needs;

About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job responsibilities
Before applying for this exciting and challenging role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job description and person specification.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Person Specification
Essential

• interest in working in mental health

Desirable

• training which is relevant to mental health inpatient setting

Experience
Essential

• experience of 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.