Mental Health Crisis Intervention Health Care Support Worker

at  Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Mental health care assistants are essential in helping patients through difficult chapters of their lives, providing trust and being trusted, you will be an integral part of a patients journey, giving hope and support.
An opportunity has arisen for Health Care Assistant (band 3) to join the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Service providing crisis and acute care in the community to individuals in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The role is based over the crisis and home treatment elements of the service.
We are seeking individuals who are motivated and enthusiastic about delivering crisis and acute mental health care in these challenging times.
You will be carrying out assigned tasks involving direct care in support of and supervised by a registered clinician and participate in the development and implementation of high quality care.
You will be working under the supervision of senior staff members to provide the best possible care to patients.
Having a flexible approach to mental health care will enable you to establish the best possible ways to care for individuals experiencing mental health difficulties.
You will be working strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols to promote positive mental/physical/nutritional health with patients.
You will implement clinical tasks in care packages/care plans, document observations and actions as directed by a registered healthcare professional.
You will participate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in providing a programme of care and to change the patients recovery.
You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice and training on a regular basis.
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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What ever your motivations, if you have a passion for mental health care and would like to be part of an inspiring team then please apply for this post.
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application

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