Senior Clinical Support Worker

Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant looking to progress your mental health career pathway?
Our Acute Wards at Prospect Park Hospital can offer you a great environment that will enable you to develop your skills & confidence.
Our flexible working patterns of short days (7.5hrs), long days (12hrs) & nights (10.75hrs) give colleagues options that support an improved work life balance.
**We are currently recruiting for the following wards**:
**Place of Safety (POS)**: Our pre-admission and assessment unit
**Daisy**: Male-only acute mental health ward
**Rose**: Mixed-gender acute ward
**Sorrel**: Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
**Rowan**: specialise in the care of older adults
**Orchid**: specialise in the care of older adults
Prospect Park Hospital is based in Reading, located close to the amenities of the town centre and a leafy park. The ward works closely with patients, families and wider organisations to help them to identify their needs and participate actively in their care, providing a place of empathy, kindness and compassion. We have created a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to make positive change.
With your clinical experience we are looking for someone that has a passion for caring, great communication skills and the resilience to help transform our patient’s lives. You will be working alongside a wide range of multi-disciplinary professionals, all striving to achieve positive outcomes for services users.
Assist in the provision of care of patients.
To work in support of the qualified nurses and be directed and supervised by them to undertake assigned tasks.
Develop and maintain a good working relationship with patients through regular contact and ensure their safety and well-being.
To offer support and mentoring to more junior nursing assistants.
Ensure the confidentially of patients and clinical documents at all times.
Report any complaints, untoward events or incidents to qualified nursing staff, and where appropriate under their supervision, complete the appropriate records.
To respect the dignity, privacy and independence of patients at all times.
To be aware of limitation/competences.
Be involved in discussion on the development of patient centred programmes
Be aware of patients on Mental Health Act restrictions and record/report accordingly to qualified staff.
Promote the work of the ward, the hospital and the Trust at all times.
To respond to emergency calls under the guidance of qualified staff. This will include Personal alarms, Fire and Cardiac arrest (appropriate training to be undertaken).
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
**Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are**:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust site
**The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role**:
Good general education including English and Maths at GCSE Grade C or above
Previous experience working as a Band 2 Support Worker in a mental health acute care setting
Good oral and written communication
Ability to work under pressure
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.