Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Assistant to work within the Planned Care Service based at St Mary's Hospital.
We are looking for a confident support worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
The service consists of two units: The Complex Health Service (2 Woodland Square) and the Challenging Behaviour Service (3 Woodland Square).
The post is based on 3 WSQ however the successful candidate will be expected to work across both services on occasions.
3 Woodland Square has 4 beds and provides planned breaks to Service Users who have a Learning Disability and behavioural needs that can't be supported within the social care environment.
2 Woodland Square has five beds and provides planned breaks to Service Users who have a Learning Disability and associated complex health requirements.
Many of the people using this service require support with physical and mobility issues, enteral feeding, respiratory care, communication challenges, epilepsy.
Main duties of the job We strive to provide excellent care for service users and their families.
We work in a person centred and inclusive manner, providing comprehensive and effective nursing care to meet the needs of our service users, aiming to reduce the likelihood of hospital admission and home / placement breakdown whilst working closely with community services and external providers.
About us We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust.
We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds.
We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users.
Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice.
Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health.
We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
Job description Job responsibilities If you have a passion for working with and improving the health and lives of individuals with learning disabilities, we would love to hear from you.
We work over a 7day/24-hour period to include weekends, bank holidays and nights.
Successful applicants will be given a trust and service induction, clinical and managerial supervision as well as an abundance of learning opportunities relevant to the role.
Person Specification values Essential Demonstrates a passion for working with people with a learning disability Experience Essential Experience of working within an inpatient setting Experience of providing high quality care for individuals with learning disabilities Experience of working with people who have challenging behaviours