Healthcare Assistant - Northampton, United Kingdom - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Northampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are currently looking for outstanding Health Care Assistants to join our Adult Inpatient Service at Berrywood Hospital in Northampton.

We currently have vacancies on, Wheatfield Low Secure Unit.

We are looking for Health Care Assistants to support in the delivery of outstanding care to this vulnerable group of patients


Delivery of care includes:

conducting mental health observations, facilitating 1:1 time with patients, escorting patients outside the ward, activities, meal time support, personal care, physical health observations, recording on patient record, de-escalation of incidents, and tasks delegated by the qualified nurses.

You will be able to work effectively as part of an MDT.

We expect that you will be able to work together with your colleagues, take responsibility, be authentic and embrace change; we will support you to develop these leadership behaviours to become an exceptional member of our team delivering outstanding care to our patients.

The post is rotational with the expectation of being able to work day and night shift. There is also the expectation of you being able to work over the 7 day week.

You will be required to complete our 5 day Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course.


At NHFT we are proud to offer you a Prepare to Care programme to help you transition into this new role.

This includes generic skills and service specific skills to ensure a solid foundation on which to build your career.

The Care Certificate will run in conjunction with the Prepare to Care Programme for those who have not already previously attained this qualification.


NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community.

Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible.

This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the 'About You' Section of the document.
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