ABOUT FAIRBAIRN WARD:

The UK largest Medium Secure Service for Deaf men aged between 18 and 65 years old. Fairbairn is a 15 bed ward which manages D/deaf or hearing impaired (profound, severe, partial or hard of hearing) patients with complex mental illness in a sensitive environment.
We are looking for Healthcare Assistants on Fairbairn which is a medium secure service which cares for male D/deaf patients with complex mental health problems who present risk of harm to others. The ward accepts patients with a range of diagnosis including mental health illness, learning disability, brain injury, autism spectrum disorder and personality disorder.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Have experience of supporting people who are deaf or who have hearing impairments
• Fluent in British Sign Language (BSL) or D/deaf themselves
• Strong team players with the confidence to work independently.
• Skilled at building and maintaining relationships across clinical teams.
• Resilient, with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Compassionate, approachable, and able to develop rapport with residents.

Our patients and team will expect you to embody the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence every day.

Please refer the Job description for details