Health Care Assistant Worker (Mental Health)

Cradlefin Consultants are recruiting for Agency Care Support Workers to work within Mental Health facilities client covering North Yorkshire and County Durham. We are looking for enthusiastic workers for multiple positions which include supporting people with mental health and learning disabilities within the NHS.

Are you smart, confident, good team player, compassionate and eager to support service users and patients in achieving their preferred care outcomes? Duties will include all aspects of caring including personal care and assistance with daily living activities.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Arranging daily activities
• Building relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to their needs and concerns
• Assisting patients with compassion when undertaking normal activities of daily living whilst ensuring that privacy, dignity, and human rights are respected
• Responding to distressed patients in a non-threatening manner and attempt to understand the source of their discomfort
• Providing routine patient care duties at own discretion in accordance with Trust policies, protocols, and guidelines
• Participating in the taking and recording of observations under the direction of the Registered Nurse and report the results to the Nurse in charge
• Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse

Requirements:

• Right to work in UK
• Mandatory Practical and Online Training
• PMVA Training (GSA)
• DBS (Update Service)
• Two satisfactory professional references
• The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour
• Good communication and team working skills
• Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays
• A minimum of 6 months experience as a Healthcare Assistant (Mental Health) in a hospital setting or studying as a Student Nurse with at least 12 weeks’ clinical placements, studying towards a relevant Nursing degree

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rates of pay
• Flexible working and a variety of work matched to your skills and interests
• Working with a local team at a local branch
• Ongoing training and development

It is mandatory for applicants applying for this role to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus and provide proof excluding those who are medically exempt.

If you feel you have the right values and skills to become part of our dynamic team and can deliver high standards of care then we would love to hear to from you!

To apply you have to be a UK resident, due to the high volume of applicants our team will get in touch with you to arrange an interview if you are successful.