Clinical Assistant inLeicester inLeicester PUBLISHED 6 SEP 2024

Job Overview



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 environmen
t!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Assistant to join us in our Mental Health Inpatient setting covering our female Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) as well as our low secure male unit within the Directorate of Adult Mental Health.

The successful candidates will work within the ward environment to ensure the ward is operating within the required CQC, HSE, IPC, Trust guidelines, policies and procedures and will be responsible for escalating anything which fails to meet the criteria.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.


We Also Offer

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days
• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
• Health and Wellbeing Support
  
  

For an informal chat, please contact Charge Nurse, Jessica Hall on PICU, Griffin



Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)


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 be responsible for ensuring patients, visitors and staff are accommodated/working within an environment which is welcoming, supportive, and safe.

The successful candidate will be motivated and dedicated with the ability to demonstrates a commitment to the Trusts Behaviours.

These roles are Full Time, working Monday to Friday core hours.


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



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 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.