Bank Health Care Support Worker

We are currently recruiting caring, compassionate Bank Health Care Support Workers to support our patients and service users within our Inpatient Mental Health Services., Under the supervision of a qualified practitioner the post holder will implement a range of individual and group activities. The post holder will be required to use their initiative when working independently on the wards and are expected to report any clinical progress or change to a qualified practitioner.

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

The post holder 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.

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

We are keen to receive applications from experienced Health Care Assistants, who are considerate, supportive individuals who listen and care.Our Bank is a register of healthcare professionals, who support the clinical teams across the Trust, providing short term adhoc cover during times of short staffing or increased clinical commitments.As a bank worker you will be able to undertake work assignments within a comprehensive range of mental health services.Successful applicants will receive good rates of pay, work within a highly supportive environment and be able to work a variety of shifts, predominantly early and late shift patterns.

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.