About this role
Job summary
Hopewood Hospital in Sherwood, Nottingham has 32 beds across 3 wards and is based on site with an education facility for our inpatients, a CAMHS community base with specialist teams and both inpatient and community perinatal teams
Hercules Ward (PICU) Pegasus Ward (Specialist Eating Disorder Unit) and Phoenix Ward (General Adolescent Unit) have exciting opportunities for healthcare assistants to join our teams. We have both full and part time posts available.
Main duties of the job
Phoenix ward is a 12 bedded GAU which offers assessment and treatment for young people struggling with significant mental health illness or crisis.
Hercules Ward is an psychiatric intensive care unit that works with young people experience severe and enduring mental health problems.
Pegasus Ward is a specialist eating disorder ward. Family based treatment is integral to the treatment and recovery of young people with eating disorders.
We work closely with families and a full MDT to ensure positive outcomes for young people. we encourage staff to be fully involved in patients care and including group and 1:1 work.
You will need todemonstrate that you have experience of working with people with mental health difficulties and supporting carers /families in an acute environment. You should have a working knowledge of the management of safeguarding processes, have excellent communication and leadership skills & be willing to work across a 24 hour/7 day rota.
The hospital is supported by a senior nurse who remains on site 24 hours a day.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further details regarding the job role and essential criteria can be found in the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience in a healthcare setting
- Care certificate band 2-4
Desirable
- NVQ level III
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience of working within inpatient services in mental health
- Experience working with children and adolescents
- Experience working with creative or therapeutic activities within mental health
Skills
Essential
- Experience delivering, or understanding therapeutic observation
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Evidence of local and national policies and procedures relating to children and adolescents
- Evidence of understanding trauma informed care
- Understand of complex risk presentation
Desirable
- Evidence of working within a team successfully
- Leadership qualities
- Evidence of working under pressure
- Evidence of managing high levels of risk and acuity
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hopewood
Nottingham
NG5 3FL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)