Band 3 Health Care Support Worker - Bristol

Take instruction from the nurse in charge.

Undertake RRI and physical interventions.

Comply with the unregistered code of conduct.

Keep the ward environment clean and tidy.

Make clear well written patient notes.

Support the ward by working shifts , early late nights.

Maintain health and safety.

Take patients on leave.

Engage with patients on 1.1 time, talking and social activities.

To keep a safe therapeutic environment, taking direction from the nurse in charge whilst undertaking all tasks that keep patient care to the highest level, understanding and proactively supporting productivity in a busy ward.

Having a high work ethic and understanding of why this is required when working on a inpatient mental health unit.

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

A wish to work on a inpatient unit:

Essential: - Desire to work on a in patient ward; - understanding of mental health

Desirable: - able to express themselves in a individual way