Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Launch your career in Mental Health – an excellent opportunity for health-related graduates.
Are you a Psychology or health-related graduate looking to gain valuable NHS clinical experience before progressing to a career in Clinical Psychology , Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Social Work or another healthcare profession?
Join our Acute Mental Health Inpatient Service at Oxleas House as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant , working as part of the ward's safe staffing team to provide compassionate, recovery-focused care for adults experiencing acute mental ill health.
You'll gain experience supporting people with a wide range of acute mental health presentations while working alongside nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
We provide a comprehensive induction, mandatory training, Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) training, clinical supervision and reflective practice.
If you do not already hold the Care Certificate, we will support you to achieve this within your first six months in post.
We have vacancies in Avery ward (female only ward) , Maryon ward (male only ward), Shrewsbury ward (mixed gender ward) and Tarn ward (Male only PICU) at our mental health inpatient unit at Oxleas House.
This post does not offer an automatic route to clinical training
Acute and Crisis Directorate : Healthcare Assistant (Mental Health) at Oxleas NHS Trust - Make a Difference Every Day
To work as directed by a registered nurse.
To provide care physical care to patients in accordance with their care plan
Understanding the need for and always maintaining confidentiality and security.
Adhering to all organisational and ward policies, procedures and guidelines.
Ensuring good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff.
Developing an understanding of and demonstrating use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice.
Behaving at all times in a professionally acceptable manner
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We’re Kind
We’re Fair
We Listen
We Care
Assist patients will all activities of daily living (eating and drinking, movement, physical comfort, personal hygiene and use of toilet facilities).
To work at the direction of registered nurses
Communicate effectively with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
Participate in planning and liaison activities for patients.
Inform a registered nurse as soon as possible when any change in a patient’s condition is noticed.
Support patients in change due to admission, discharge, death or personal loss and in adapting to their new environment.
Report any complaints or requests for information from patients immediately to the senior nurse on duty to enable prompt response.
Use resources effectively.
Report all risks to the senior nursing staff.
Assist in the general running of the department by undertaking housekeeping and clerical duties as appropriate.
Participate in appraisal and training of self to develop a personal development plan and strive to achieve the set objectives, including NVQs.
Undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade and as requested by the line manager.
Attend staff meetings, updates and attend mandatory training as required.
Take responsibility for carrying a radio and responding as required.
Work closely with Management to ensure that the Prison Health Agenda is supported at all levels in the Practice.
Develop and maintain effective communications with all interested parties.
