Job summary

'Being able to do something positive for the clients I work with and seeing how it changes their lives.'-support staff in FYPC/LDA.

We are looking to take on a number of permanent Health Care Support Workers in our Families, Young People and Childrens and Learning Disabilities & Autism Services (FYPC/LDA) across CAMHS and Learning Disabilities inpatient services.

We provide 24/7 care throughout the year and our staff work various shift patterns across days and nights. Health Care Support Workers work on a rotational basis to provide care to our patients.

We are dedicated to the care we provide to our patients, and Health Care Support Workers are an important part of our staffing team. You will work alongside nurses, doctors, occupational therapists and psychologists as part of the multidisciplinary team.

We are committed to offer training and development opportunities for our staff, and will support you to develop your career.

We are looking for Health Care Support Workers who are caring, compassionate and genuinely interested in working with patients.

The wards provide multidisciplinary support and care planning to patients with complex medical and rehabilitation needs. We provide high quality and compassionate care to our service users.

The majority of our vacancies are at our units on the Glenfield Hospital and Frith Hospital sites in the north of the City. They are well served by public transport and there is free parking available on site.

Main duties of the job

Attached to this vacancy is a Job and Person specification for the role of a Health Care Support Worker.

This role supports the qualified nursing staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of direct patient care and supporting patients in maintaining their health and wellbeing.

Our services to patients are on a 24/7 basis and you will be expected to work a variety of shift patterns. We try and accommodate individual needs through flexible working, but cant guarantee we can accommodate every request.

In return for your hard work and your professional, caring and reliable service we offer:

• Training and development opportunities including supervision which are aimed at developing your career in the direction you want to take it
• Experience gained by working in a variety of environments.
• Free uniform
• Occupational Health Services including physiotherapy
• Enhanced pay for unsocial hours worked
• NHS Discounts through the Blue Light Card Scheme
• Lease Car Schemes
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for household goods

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.