Bank Hcsw

**Job Title**: Bank Healthcare Support Worker

**Pay Band**: Band 3

**Reports to**: Ward Manager / Senior Nurse

**Accountable to**: BSU Manager / Ward Manager

**Location/Site/Base**: In Patient

**Please be aware before you apply**:

- This role is not available for Sponsorship due to the nature of it being a zero hours contract.
- The interview dates are 26th and 27th September 2023, face to face at Discovery House, Lincoln.

**Responsibilities for direct/indirect patient care**:

- Acknowledge personal limitations in respect of competencies required to undertake the role, taking on responsibility to deliver and provide personal care activities in liaison with the supervising nursing and nursing team.
- Implements care according to the service user’s individual care plan.
- Participates in all recreational, leisure and any other therapeutic, physical or social activities in the provision of health and social care to service users.

Responsibilities for policy and service development implementation:

- Carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, commenting on policies, procedures and developments as necessary.

**Responsibilities for financial and physical resources**:

- Use safely in accordance with manufacturers guidance clinical equipment in the performance of their work to appropriate high standards of care.
- Inform the supervising nurse of any shortages of stock and supplies including any defects in clinical equipment used.

**Responsibilities for human resources (including training)**:

- Participate in performance review, supervision and undertake mandatory training and personal development as required of the post including competency development.

**Responsibilities for information resources**:

- Record all self-generated information within the service users' clinical notes and/or using the Trust’s clinical information system (Maracis) under the direct supervision of a nurse.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

Working as a Bank employee for the Trust is demanding, but a highly fulfilling role, where you will be contributing to service improvements, building a strong foundation for continued professional development and with the opportunity to grow your career within LPFT.

**Successful applicants will need to demonstrate the following**:

- Transferable knowledge and experience in healthcare, partnership working or have a genuine interest in working in care.
- Meeting the values and vision of the Trust.
- Support the 6 C's as embedded practise.
- Flexible hours and short notice requirement.
- Covering all Mental Health Services, including Inpatient, Crisis and Home Treatment and Community.

We are looking for people that want to invest and support our Bank:

- Putting people first.
- Respecting people’s differences.
- Behaving with respect, compassion and integrity.
- Having pride in our work.
- Working in partnership.
- Developing our staff.
- Being recovery focused and making a positive difference.

**Our Vision**:

- Putting people first.
- Respecting people’s differences.
- Behaving with respect, compassion and integrity.
- Having pride in our work.
- Working in partnership.
- Developing our staff.
- Being recovery focused and making a positive difference.
- To make a difference to the lives of people with mental health, substance misuse problems and learning disabilities.
- To promote recovery and quality of life through effective, innovative and caring mental health and social care services.

**You must uphold the Trust’s Purpose, Vision and Values**:
Our Vision
- To support people to live well in their communities.

**Values**:
Compassion - Acting with kindness.

Pride - Being passionate about what we do.

Integrity - Leading by example.

Valuing everybody - Using an inclusive approach.

Innovation - Aspiring for excellence in all we do.

Collaboration - Listening to each other and working together.

**Qualifications**:

- Cavendish Ca