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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to work within the Oleaster on our dedicated Assertive Outreach female inpatient ward. Japonica will offer you a warm welcome and lots of opportunities to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge. Your role will include  assisting in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care under the guidance of the qualified nurse. You will be expected to have some working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision. You will assist in the development and provision of social and therapeutic activities for service users, and the promotion of effective therapeutic relationships, which will meet spirituality, equality and diversity needs in accordance with good practice and legislation. The post holder will ensure effective communication pathways exist, acting as a role model to junior staff within their sphere of responsibility, and in a manner, which positively promotes recovery in mental health.

Main duties of the job

Assertive Outreach provides a intensive yet flexible team approach to support those individuals with the most complex, severe and enduring mental health conditions. It's emphasis on person centred, meaningful recovery provides a unique and rewarding opportunity to work with people in the most challenging of circumstances. As part of an experienced Multi Disciplinary Team you will support recovery through; promoting social inclusion, self-management, personnel autonomy and independence.

Japonica is also commissioned to support acute admissions from the local community and is therefore unique in providing inpatient care to patients with a diverse range of needs and complexities under multiple models of care.

The successful applicant will need to be able to work days, nights and unsocial hours as part of our 365 days a year, 24/7 service. 

You will work as part of an experienced and supportive team, encouraged to identify your own unique career goals and ambitions and attend associated training and CPD. You will be offered regular management supervision by an identified management supervisor within the team, as well as opportunity to attend monthly clinical supervision and regular team meetings. 

It is essential that you have a positive attitude, work well as part of a team, and demonstrate our Trust values of committed, compassionate and inclusive in all that you do in order to support us to deliver an exceptional service to our patients. 

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The subscription will cost you £13 a year but the Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 1. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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