Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker

* please read: right to work in the uk.this position is not eligible for skilled worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the uk at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.*

we are looking for a motivated & passionate individual to join our team in the challenging role of a support worker. This role offers the opportunity to provide a comprehensive package of care to inpatients from day one. Working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, you will be able to take advantage of their skills & experience to create an individualised and specialised programme to help patients on their road to recovery.

applewood house is an acute psychiatric admission ward based in swindon. As an acute inpatient service, we provide high quality, multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled treatment to people whose health care needs cannot be managed in their own homes due to their level of complexity, intensity and unpredictability. The ward is currently an all male ward with 15 beds for adults with a wide range of mental health conditions.

to support you in your role, you will be allocated a supervisor to offer guidance and direction as well as a buddy to settle you into applewood house & support you through your role.

this role is on a ward that operates on a 24/7 shift basis & applicants will need to be happy to participate in the 24 hours, 7 day a week rota to meet the needs of the people who use our services.

working closely with our multi disciplinary teams, supporting service users, you will receive training to complete the nhs care certificate and request a level 3 healthcare apprenticeship. If you have some experience of caring work already that would be great - but if not, we will support you to develop the skills and experience needed.

staff will qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to their basic pay.

you will have excellent communication skills.

we expect you to be able to demonstrate how you have worked effectively in a multi-disciplinary team setting. You will need to demonstrate your commitment to personal development.

your attitude is crucial. At applewood house, we deliver person-centred care. We believe that with our help, people can improve their mental health, to promote independence .

we are awp (avon and wiltshire mental health partnership nhs trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

we provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in bath and north east somerset (b&nes), bristol, north somerset, south gloucestershire, swindon, across the county of wiltshire and in parts of dorset.

our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within awp are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

at awp we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the lgbtq+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to awp, as diversity makes us stronger.

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* right to work in the uk. This position is not eligible for skilled worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the uk at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.*

to deliver high quality care and recovery interventions for service users within designated clinical areas, in collaboration with, and under the indirect supervision of, registered care staff. These may include:

supporting individuals with fluids and nutrition, physical wellbeing, and personal care.

assisting service users with financial or accommodation issues.

escorting or accompanying service users for planned periods of leave on hospital grounds and in the community facilitating social inclusion.

encouraging service users to talk about their experiences in one-to-one or group discussions.

to help maintain a clean, well-organised, safe and therapeutic environment that meets the needs of service users, carers and colleagues, and to support registered care staff to perform standardised environmental assessments to monitor and improve the care setting.

to deliver psychosocially-informed one to one and group interventions aiming to positively impact service users cognitive and emotional wellbeing.

to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To assume lead or link roles on core practice initiatives and priorities (e.g. Essence of care, safewards and carer engagement) under the supervision of registered staff. To integrate areas of personal interest with clinical…