Senior Health Care Assistant inColchester inColchester PUBLISHED 2 MAY 2024
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It takes someone with very special skills and attributes to work with our young people.
Job Overview- Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.*****
The unit supports young people aged 13 to 18 who are experiencing severe emotional and mental health difficulties.
We have two wards, The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit or PICU which has 10 beds. And Longview Ward. The General Adolescent Unit which has 15 beds.
This position is for Longview Ward General Adolescent Unit.
The unit is very proud to have an extensive Multi-Disciplinary Team consisting or Psychologists, Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Drama and Art Therapists and teachers. We also have a very experienced medical team.
The school is on site and our education centre has an Outstanding Ofsted Report.
There are many training opportunities for you to further your career within the NHS. And you will be well supported by the team here.
It takes someone with very special skills and attributes to work with our young people. And these young people are a real privilege to work with.
If you feel that this is the job for you, please feel free to get in touch and we can answer any questions you may have.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the young people with their activities of daily living.
Taking young people on leave
Note writing and reporting any concerns to the nursing team.
Spending time with the young people and undertaking activities with them.
Not enough experience but still want to join EPUT as a Health Care Assistant?
We have a solution for you.
If you have been successful at the interview stage, but do not have enough experience for this role, you may be offered a position as a Band 2 Heath Care Assistant Apprentice. As part of the Band 2 HCA role you will be enrolled onto the Apprenticeship scheme, providing you with the opportunity to earn as you learn. This role enables you to gain valuable experience on the wards/community settings whilst working towards gaining your Care Certificate and naturally progressing into the guaranteed Band 3 HCA role.
Working for our organisation
EPUT is a progressive trust which is always looking to improve the service it offers to patients and families.
There are also many avenues for staff to progress their careers and lots of learning opportunities.
!Important
Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
Equal Opportunities Employer
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on or email and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Covid Vaccination
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing .
Job Overview
The unit supports young people aged 13 to 18 who are experiencing severe emotional and mental health difficulties.
We have two wards, The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit or PICU which has 10 beds. And Longview Ward. The General Adolescent Unit which has 15 beds.
This position is for Longview Ward General Adolescent Unit.
The unit is very proud to have an extensive Multi-Disciplinary Team consisting or Psychologists, Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Drama and Art Therapists and teachers. We also have a very experienced medical team.
The school is on site and our education centre has an Outstanding Ofsted Report.
There are many training opportunities for you to further your career within the NHS. And you will be well supported by the team here.
It takes someone with very special skills and attributes to work with our young people. And these young people are a real privilege to work with.
If you feel that this is the job for you, please feel free to get in touch and we can answer any questions you may have.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the young people with their activities of daily living.
Taking young people on leave
Note writing and reporting any concerns to the nursing team.
Spending time with the young people and undertaking activities with them.
Not enough experience but still want to join EPUT as a Health Care Assistant?
We have a solution for you.
If you have been successful at the interview stage, but do not have enough experience for this role, you may be offered a position as a Band 2 Heath Care Assistant Apprentice. As part of the Band 2 HCA role you will be enrolled onto the Apprenticeship scheme, providing you with the opportunity to earn as you learn. This role enables you to gain valuable experience on the wards/community settings whilst working towards gaining your Care Certificate and naturally progressing into the guaranteed Band 3 HCA role.
Working for our organisation
EPUT is a progressive trust which is always looking to improve the service it offers to patients and families.
There are also many avenues for staff to progress their careers and lots of learning opportunities.
!Important
Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
Equal Opportunities Employer
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on or email and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Covid Vaccination
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing .
- Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.*****
The unit supports young people aged 13 to 18 who are experiencing severe emotional and mental health difficulties.
We have two wards, The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit or PICU which has 10 beds. And Longview Ward. The General Adolescent Unit which has 15 beds.
This position is for Longview Ward General Adolescent Unit.
The unit is very proud to have an extensive Multi-Disciplinary Team consisting or Psychologists, Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Drama and Art Therapists and teachers. We also have a very experienced medical team.
The school is on site and our education centre has an Outstanding Ofsted Report.
There are many training opportunities for you to further your career within the NHS. And you will be well supported by the team here.
It takes someone with very special skills and attributes to work with our young people. And these young people are a real privilege to work with.
If you feel that this is the job for you, please feel free to get in touch and we can answer any questions you may have.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the young people with their activities of daily living.
Taking young people on leave
Note writing and reporting any concerns to the nursing team.
Spending time with the young people and undertaking activities with them.
Not enough experience but still want to join EPUT as a Health Care Assistant?
We have a solution for you.
If you have been successful at the interview stage, but do not have enough experience for this role, you may be offered a position as a Band 2 Heath Care Assistant Apprentice. As part of the Band 2 HCA role you will be enrolled onto the Apprenticeship scheme, providing you with the opportunity to earn as you learn. This role enables you to gain valuable experience on the wards/community settings whilst working towards gaining your Care Certificate and naturally progressing into the guaranteed Band 3 HCA role.
Working for our organisation
EPUT is a progressive trust which is always looking to improve the service it offers to patients and families.
There are also many avenues for staff to progress their careers and lots of learning opportunities.
!Important
Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
Equal Opportunities Employer
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on or email and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Covid Vaccination
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing .
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