Clinical Assistant - Adult Mental Health

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Clinical Assistant to join our Rehabilitation Inpatient Team at Stewart House, based in the LE19 area of Leicester.

Stewart House is a Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit providing care for patients who are experiencing both physical health and mental health conditions. Our patients are in separate male and female areas with an age range is from 18 to 65+.

We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals who want to help make a difference in the lives of patients and are passionate about working in mental health.

We need people who can join our dynamic multidisciplinary team, who can build a positive therapeutic working relationships with our patients to support them to develop the skills to enable them to return to the community and be able to function at optimal level.

As a team we encourage personal development and value supervision to ensure care is delivered in a reflective and evidence-based way.

You will be joining a welcoming and supportive team that values your contributions towards person centred care and development.

We also offer:

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days and increasing with length of service
• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages
• Health and Wellbeing Support
• Various Staff Support Networks

Contact Details

For an informal chat, please contact Mauro Silva - ***email_hidden***

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

*Important information about these roles* .

This is a permanent role, not bank role and candidates will require their own right to work in the UK as we cannot offer sponsorship.

This role involves significant domain and knowledge in the technology domain with systems like Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. IT literacy is highly recommended to meet the roles responsabilities.

About the role

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring patients, visitors, and staff are accommodating/working within an environment which is welcoming, supportive, and safe.

You will be working closely with the Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse and the team you will support and embed both local and national policies and procedures to maintain high standards within the clinical environment.

You will undertake duties like

• Carrying out weekly, monthly, quarterly spot checks as required and as delegated by your line manager.
• Ensuring ligature checks are completed and any new additions are escalated appropriately to your line manager.
• Undertaking weekly mattress audits, document, and report back any findings.
• Maintenance of the patient wrist pit alarm system and escalating any concerns as and when necessary to your line manager.
• Management and use of Resources and Information
• Utilise the AMaT system and Brigid for audits.
• Keeping inventory of equipment for ward area.
• Operating with Quality in everything you do and Maintaining a Safe Environment
• Quality checks for Personal Safety equipment ensuring all staff and visitors have access to a device, it is tested, signed, and dated for every shift.
• Support the ward staff in their training compliance by undertaking Checking and Searching assessments as and when required.
• Ensure any broken or IPC non-compliant pieces of furniture/equipment are disposed off in a timely manner and replacements are purchased.
• Support the ward staff in maintaining a safe environment e.g. counting cutlery at meal times, management of sharps
• Support patients in maintaining a healthy food and fluid intake, ensuring adequate fluids are available throughout the day, escalating any concerns to the Nurse In Charge

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

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 serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

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 can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

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.