Mental Health Care Assistant

Job title:

Mental Health Care Assistant

Company:

NHS

Job description

If you are looking for work that suits your lifestyle and needs, becoming a Mental Health Support Worker, for the bank at University Hospital Southampton could be right for you. NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for Mental Health Care Assistants at Southampton General Hospital.As a bank worker you can work flexibly to support the team with patients with Mental Health difficulties.Pay Rates are as follows:Monday-Friday – £12.08 per hourNights and Saturday – £17.03 per hourSunday – £22.10 per hourThe demand is for DAYS so please only apply if you can work DAY SHIFTSMain duties of the jobSupporting patients with mental and emotional issues under the supervision of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.Assisting patients in performing their daily activities, monitoring their progress, and observing their personal and social behaviours.About usHere at NHS Professionals, we run England’s largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challengesWork-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leaveOpportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you wantNHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts dont have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.DetailsDate posted07 May 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 2Salary£12.08 to £22.10 an hour Rate dependant on day/shift timeContractBankDuration6 monthsWorking patternFull-time, Part-timeReference numberM0042-25-1011Job locationsSouthampton General HospitalTremona RoadSouthamptonSO16 6YDJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo listen and talk to patients and their carers and develop therapeutic relationshipsTo undertake and accurately document observations and nursing care in line with Trust policyTo accurately report and feedback any concernsTo understand the importance of, and maintain the need for confidentiality in all patient mattersTo participate in the maintenance of a clean, tidy, and safe environmentTo value diversity and promote equality of opportunity for all and to ensue individuals are treated fairlyAttend to patients personal hygiene, including bathing, toileting, and dressing, promoting quality of life and independenceTo act as a positive role model to the patients and staffTo demonstrate appropriate de-escalation skills in managing aggression exhibited by service users, subject to achieving agreed training and competency in Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression techniquesEscort patients as appropriate to other areas of the hospital or the hospital grounds as delegated by a trained member of staffCompletion of regular physical health observations, including the recording of these. Also completing the physical health paperwork within the admission process, including smoking/alcohol recording forms Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo listen and talk to patients and their carers and develop therapeutic relationshipsTo undertake and accurately document observations and nursing care in line with Trust policyTo accurately report and feedback any concernsTo understand the importance of, and maintain the need for confidentiality in all patient mattersTo participate in the maintenance of a clean, tidy, and safe environmentTo value diversity and promote equality of opportunity for all and to ensue individuals are treated fairlyAttend to patients personal hygiene, including bathing, toileting, and dressing, promoting quality of life and independenceTo act as a positive role model to the patients and staffTo demonstrate appropriate de-escalation skills in managing aggression exhibited by service users, subject to achieving agreed training and competency in Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression techniquesEscort patients as appropriate to other areas of the hospital or the hospital grounds as delegated by a trained member of staffCompletion of regular physical health observations, including the recording of these. Also completing the physical health paperwork within the admission process, including smoking/alcohol recording formsPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care
• PMVA or equivalent restraint training with valid in date certification
• Minimum of 6-months working as a MH HCA in a NHS (or private within the UK) hospital setting we cannot accept experience working in supported living / care homes or nursing homes.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care
• PMVA or equivalent restraint training with valid in date certification
• Minimum of 6-months working as a MH HCA in a NHS (or private within the UK) hospital setting we cannot accept experience working in supported living / care homes or nursing homes.

Expected salary

£12.08 – 22.1 per hour

Location

Southampton

Job date

Sun, 11 May 2025 03:34:19 GMT

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