Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Hamtun Ward is looking for compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team as a Health Care Support Worker, and support the team to provide holistic and person centred care to our service users. We are seeking passionate individuals who wish to provide practical, compassionate and non-judgemental care as part of a dynamic team that will support you to learn, grow, and achieve your own personal development and career goals.

Hamtun Ward is a 10 bedded Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit serving the Southampton area. We are committed to the ongoing development of our care to provide an excellent and collaborative service through promoting participation in activity, recovery and providing feedback of the service user experience to our team.

Our HCA's need to have the initiative and autonomy to complete the daily tasks and interventions that provide the holistic care for our patients, within the scope of their role.

We seek to be inclusive and with an ethos of team working and support of colleagues, while also supporting everyone to reach their full potential., Senior Healthcare Support Workers help registered nurses deliver healthcare services to service users. As an experienced support worker, you carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered nurse. You provide high quality, compassionate healthcare, following standards, policies or protocols and always acting within the limits of your competence.

You will be caring and compassionate, honest, conscientious and committed.

You will treat people with dignity, respecting individual's diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences, show respect and empathy for those you work with, have the courage to challenge areas of concern and work to best practice, be adaptable, reliable and consistent, show discretion, show resilience and self-awareness and show supervisory leadership

To deliver compassionate, recovery focussed care and support in line with care plans

To support the Multi-Disciplinary team by contributing to comprehensive assessments including ongoing health, risk assessment and safety planning.

To support the qualified nurse in managing risk with regard to vulnerable service users.

To support qualified nurse to maintain safe clinical practice, ensuring that clinical records are accurate, correctly collated and up to date.

To provide support and supervision to less senior staff as appropriate

To act as an assessor for less senior staff studying for their diploma's

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.