Trainee Healthcare Assistant – Mental Health Care

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation TrustHealthcare Assistant / TraineeThe closing date is 07 December 2025Roseberry Park Hospital has an exciting opportunity within Adult Mental Health and PICU for Trainee Healthcare Assistants.Within this role you will be working within Roseberry Park Adult inpatient Services. A facility which has been carefully designed and constructed to meet the very specific needs of the Adults with mental health difficuties. We have 4 Acute wards and 1 PICU covering assessment and treatment in mental health. There are opportunities to work across the different male and female groups (no guarantee of a specific ward if successful).You will be required to be innovative, flexible and able to engage service users and their carers. Strong team working principles are essential; you will work with a variety of people as well as work in partnership with a range of disciplines and providers both internal and external to the service.We pride ourselves in providing a high standard of care within a multi-disciplinary approach and feel we are progressive and forward thinking, seeking to improve our services.You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.Main duties of the jobThis is an exciting and challenging role and will afford the opportunity to work as part of a supportive team that is focused on delivering high standards of care through evidenced based practice.We will support you by offering regular supervision, training opportunities and encourage your development and role within this team on the delivery of Patient Centred Care, support for carers and evidence based practice, working in a whole systems approach with our partner agencies.Main Duties of the role is supporting the wards in delivering excellent patient care and assisting the Nurse in Charge in completing nursing tasks / jobs and care rounds / observations.We are looking for motivated, experienced and flexible working colleagues to support our inpatient serviceAble to work in accordance with the Staff Compact andTrust Values and Behaviours.Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerablepeople and their families and carers.Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of ateam.Committed to continual quality and service improvement.Self awareness and committed to continual personaldevelopment.About usWe are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.Some of our staff benefits are:Free Car ParkingPension SchemeAccess to trust and onsite GymAccess to Health discountsCycle to work SchemeJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.*To apply as a qualified HCA you must hold:NVQ / Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care,Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2Have previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environmentYour qualification must be accredited (officially recognised). This gives assurance that your qualification has met standards set by external regulators. The awarding body (examinations board) must be recognised by either Ofqual (for England); CCEA (for Northern Ireland); Welsh Government (for Wales) or SQA (for Scotland). Some examples of the awarding bodies we use/accept for Health and Social Care are: City and Guilds; NCFE; Cache; NOCN; Pearson;Person SpecificationKnowledgePatient centred careExperiencePrevious experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment.Previous experience of working with people with mental/social health needs or learning disabilities.QualificationsDiploma in Health and Social Care level 2 or equivalentCare CertificateKey skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2Successful completion of Trust's full HCA Framework within 6-month probationary periodTrainee Post: - Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 must be achieved within 2 years of commencement in postCare Certificate must be achieved within 12 weeks of commencement in postSuccessful completion of the Trust's full HCA Framework, including key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2, within 2 years of commencement in postSkillsEffective verbal and written communicationCompetency in venipuncture and ECGDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust£24,937 to £26,598 a year(pro rata) per annum #J-18808-Ljbffr