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Opportunity to make a significant impact on the mental health and wellbeing of young people during a critical time in their lives.
Work within a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team, gaining diverse insights and skills.
Access to regular clinical supervision and an array of training to advance personal and professional development.
Ability to engage in a variety of therapeutic interventions, enhancing your experience and versatility in mental health care.
Flexible working arrangements and a generous annual leave policy, promoting a healthy work-life balance.
Connection to a teaching trust, providing opportunities for further education, research, and career advancement.
Involvement in a community-focused environment aimed at aiding young individuals to successfully reintegrate and manage their mental health.
Are you a compassionate caregiver looking to make a real difference in the lives of young people? Join us at Mill Lodge in York, where you'll become an essential part of our dedicated team supporting adolescents aged 13-17 facing mental health challenges. As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll work hand-in-hand with nurses and therapists to provide vital support, from meal times to engaging therapeutic activities. Your ability to build a trusting relationship with our young people will empower them to manage their emotions and engage with their care.
At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we value your enthusiasm and dedication, offering comprehensive training and regular clinical supervision to help you thrive in your role. With a strong focus on professional development and wellbeing, we provide an array of benefits including flexible working arrangements, generous annual leave, and an excellent NHS Pension Scheme. If you have a heart for care and a passion for supporting young minds, apply today and take the first step towards a fulfilling career!
At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we value your enthusiasm and dedication, offering comprehensive training and regular clinical supervision to help you thrive in your role. With a strong focus on professional development and wellbeing, we provide an array of benefits including flexible working arrangements, generous annual leave, and an excellent NHS Pension Scheme. If you have a heart for care and a passion for supporting young minds, apply today and take the first step towards a fulfilling career!
Opportunity to make a significant impact on the mental health and wellbeing of young people during a critical time in their lives.
Work within a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team, gaining diverse insights and skills.
Access to regular clinical supervision and an array of training to advance personal and professional development.
Ability to engage in a variety of therapeutic interventions, enhancing your experience and versatility in mental health care.
Flexible working arrangements and a generous annual leave policy, promoting a healthy work-life balance.
Connection to a teaching trust, providing opportunities for further education, research, and career advancement.
Involvement in a community-focused environment aimed at aiding young individuals to successfully reintegrate and manage their mental health.
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a healthcare assistant within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit. Mill Lodge provides specialised inpatient care for young people between the ages of 13 and 17 with a range of mental health difficulties. Health care assistants work alongside registered nurses and wider MDT staff to deliver a range of interventions; such as building a therapeutic relationship, meal support, involvement in family work and supporting the young person to engage in activities. They are involved in formulations and discussions in order to support young people to be able to return to the community more able to manage their mental health difficulties.
Please note that we expect a large volume of applications to this vacancy and it may close early if the maximum number of applications is reached. We advise an early application.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about working with young people, be able to show initiative and work within a nursing team alongside a wider multidisciplinary team. Clinical supervision will be provided on a regular basis and all relevant training will be available with opportunities to develop any particular interests. We use a range of therapeutic approaches at Mill Lodge with key ones being Trauma Informed Care, DBT skills and Systemic Family Therapy.
You will work under the direction of the nurse in charge of each shift. The majority of your day will be working directly with young people engaging them in a range of therapeutic interventions. This will involve supporting them at mealtimes, supporting nurses to administer NG feeds, carrying out therapeutic observations, supporting young people to attend school and carrying out physical observations. You will help to support young people through periods of distress and will work with them to develop interpersonal, distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills. You will be expected to follow care plans developed by the team and be involved in reviewing these alongside registered nurses. You will be expected to document care provided to a high standard and will receive training for this.
About Us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers/ Health Care Assistants). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Date posted
27 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,to £25,674 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-16725-CYP
Job locations
Mill Lodge CYPMH inpatient service
520 Huntington Rd
York
YO32 9QA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please c
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a healthcare assistant within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit. Mill Lodge provides specialised inpatient care for young people between the ages of 13 and 17 with a range of mental health difficulties. Health care assistants work alongside registered nurses and wider MDT staff to deliver a range of interventions; such as building a therapeutic relationship, meal support, involvement in family work and supporting the young person to engage in activities. They are involved in formulations and discussions in order to support young people to be able to return to the community more able to manage their mental health difficulties.
Please note that we expect a large volume of applications to this vacancy and it may close early if the maximum number of applications is reached. We advise an early application.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about working with young people, be able to show initiative and work within a nursing team alongside a wider multidisciplinary team. Clinical supervision will be provided on a regular basis and all relevant training will be available with opportunities to develop any particular interests. We use a range of therapeutic approaches at Mill Lodge with key ones being Trauma Informed Care, DBT skills and Systemic Family Therapy.
You will work under the direction of the nurse in charge of each shift. The majority of your day will be working directly with young people engaging them in a range of therapeutic interventions. This will involve supporting them at mealtimes, supporting nurses to administer NG feeds, carrying out therapeutic observations, supporting young people to attend school and carrying out physical observations. You will help to support young people through periods of distress and will work with them to develop interpersonal, distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills. You will be expected to follow care plans developed by the team and be involved in reviewing these alongside registered nurses. You will be expected to document care provided to a high standard and will receive training for this.
About Us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers/ Health Care Assistants). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Date posted
27 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,to £25,674 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-16725-CYP
Job locations
Mill Lodge CYPMH inpatient service
520 Huntington Rd
York
YO32 9QA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please c
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3. Compassion and Empathy: Understanding the feelings and experiences of patients to provide the best possible care.
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