Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Lincoln, United Kingdom - Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Lincoln, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker into our Psychiatric Clinical Decisions Unit (PCDU), Health Based Place of Safety (HBPoS) and Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre (MHUAC).

This is a great opportunity for an individual who is looking to join a developing service within LPFT.


The Psychiatric Clinical Decisions Unit provides an environment and atmosphere that is conducive to enabling service users to access high quality thorough assessments leading to well developed, service user centred treatment plans.

This enables the service user to both manage their immediate crisis and supports them into a (usually community based) pathway, leading to more robust recovery.

The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and as such the post holder would be required to work shifts including days & nights over the 7 day week.


The support worker role, under the supervision of a registered practitioner, is to participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of high quality care within the clinical decisions unit.

Being involved in the assessment, planning & implementation of patient care. Supporting the service user, their carers and the nursing team.


Under the supervision of a registered nurse participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of high quality care within the clinical decisions unit.

Through involvement in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. Supporting the service user, their carers and the nursing team


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 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, 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.

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 offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions.

We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.


To work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.

To liaise with the nurses, and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi
- disciplinary mental health team.

To be prepared to work on own initiative as necessary and report to the Nurses.

Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs.

Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care.

Participate regularly in clinical & managerial supervision sessions.

Liaise with representatives from associated voluntary and statutory organisations and facilitate good communication processes.

Attend in-service training and other study / refresher days to meet individual, statutory and service needs.

Participate in performance reviews.

Facilitate and participate in recreational and physical activities in the provision of health and social care to service users.

Demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities in relation to patients' property and valuables, respecting cultural values.

Always act in a manner as to promote and safeguard the interests and well-being of patients.

Actively promote a responsible caring attitude at all times, treating all patients with dignity and respect.

To report any incident which does not comply with Trust policy regarding incident reporting.

Participate in the escorting of patients as per the Unit procedures

Accompany patients and participate, as needed, in recreational activities

Maintain good order and cleanliness on the Unit
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