Healthcare Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Full time

Job Overview

Senior Role within the HCA Team

The Darwin Centre for Young People is a Tier adolescent inpatient unit based in Cambridge. The unit offers assessment and treatment to young people experiencing psychiatric, emotional or psychological problems that interfere with their social, interpersonal and educational functioning.

We are looking for applicants with experience of CAMHS, or equivalent in other mental health fields, who would like to take a more senior role within the HCA team.

Main Duties of the Job

  • To work in support of qualified nurses and other health care professionals, carrying out assigned tasks involving direct care in support of, and supervised by, a registered nurse/Occupational Therapist.
  • Will be involved in the delivery and coordination of ward activities.
  • Will work a rotational shift pattern.
  • The job includes listening and talking to patients/relatives/carers, observing patients' behaviour, providing close observation to ensure patient safety, encouraging them with eating, drinking, personal hygiene, involving them in diversional activities, escorting patients out of the unit, dealing with anger, assisting in the management of violent episodes, and helping in the administration of medication.

Working for Our Organisation

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care settings but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

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