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Job Description
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- Effective communication skills.
- Effective communication skills.
Job summary
Hollybank is a 15 bedded Rehabilitation and recovery unit, delivering compassionate holistic care for patients with enduring mental health issues and complex needs and working 24 hours a day. Successful applicants will work a shift pattern that includes nights, earlies, lates and weekends.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and enthusiastic Band 2 Health Care Support Worker to join our small friendly team based in Hollybank. As one of the team, you will ensure that you offer responsive, recovery focused care to the patients, while building strong therapeutic relationships to support patients to move forward in their recovery.
This is a role where you can really make a difference working to reduce the amount of time our patients need to spend in hospital and helping them to work towards their recovery and back into the community. As part of the role, the candidate will take part in the trust induction and training programme.
For further information on this role, please contact Terry Oppong Antwi on 023 82 313800 or email on terry.oppongantwi@southernhealth.nhs.uk
We look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
Your role and responsibilities will be to support the registered staff, aid patients with activities of daily living and working alongside care plans to ensure patient needs are met, including escorting patients on community leave and other tasks you may have delegated to you by the nurse in charge. To provide physical and psychological care to service users in accordance with the specified plan of clinical care. To accurately record patient/client information. To provide support to relatives/carers and work under the supervision of qualified staff. To observe report and record changes in the clients physical, mental health and behaviour. To provide care for clients as planned in Multi-disciplinary Team MDT meeting.
We are looking to appoint motivated, enthusiastic, flexible, resourceful, and resilient individuals who are committed to providing support and assistance to patients in their recovery of an acute episode of distress.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
26 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 to £24,169 a year Based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-SAC-8550
Job locations
Hollybank
10 Lavant Drive
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2AW
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hollybank
10 Lavant Drive
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2AW
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hollybank
10 Lavant Drive
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2AW
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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