Position Overview & Specifications
Hello, My name is Julie and I am the ward manager of STEPs Inpatient Eating Disorder unit.
I am currently looking for motivated peoplethathave an interest in Eating Disorders to join our team at our unit atBlackberryHillHospital
Support will be given by the Ward Manager and by peers. We have brilliant supervision structures in place. This post is filled with developmental opportunities. Through this support there is the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in eating disorders, and in increase your competency in your role as a Health care support role.
Meal and snack supervision
Assisting the Nurse in charge with NEWS
Observations and Engagement for all patients
1-1 levels of Observations
Post meal and snack supervision
1-1 time with patients and attending groups
Escorting leave
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) provides inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire. We also provide specialist services extending throughout the south west.
We employ over 4,000 dedicated members of staff who deliver services from more than 90 locations, working in approximately 150 teams across a geographical region of 2,200 miles, for a population of approximately 1.8million people.
We are passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise and resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery. Our staff are pivotal in everything we do and we are committed to involving them fully in the development of the Trust and our services.
To work as part of a care team to deliver evidence-based interventions to service users with mental health problems.
To develop and practice, working alongside registered clinicians, a set of therapeutic care skills, making a significant contribution to service users’ psychological, emotional and social wellbeing.
To ensure service users and their relatives receive care that prioritises safety, effectiveness, partnership and hope.
To promote and champion core care values by supporting junior, temporary and newly-appointed Healthcare Support Workers
Please see attached job description for further information
I am currently looking for motivated peoplethathave an interest in Eating Disorders to join our team at our unit atBlackberryHillHospital
Support will be given by the Ward Manager and by peers. We have brilliant supervision structures in place. This post is filled with developmental opportunities. Through this support there is the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in eating disorders, and in increase your competency in your role as a Health care support role.
Meal and snack supervision
Assisting the Nurse in charge with NEWS
Observations and Engagement for all patients
1-1 levels of Observations
Post meal and snack supervision
1-1 time with patients and attending groups
Escorting leave
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) provides inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire. We also provide specialist services extending throughout the south west.
We employ over 4,000 dedicated members of staff who deliver services from more than 90 locations, working in approximately 150 teams across a geographical region of 2,200 miles, for a population of approximately 1.8million people.
We are passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise and resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery. Our staff are pivotal in everything we do and we are committed to involving them fully in the development of the Trust and our services.
To work as part of a care team to deliver evidence-based interventions to service users with mental health problems.
To develop and practice, working alongside registered clinicians, a set of therapeutic care skills, making a significant contribution to service users’ psychological, emotional and social wellbeing.
To ensure service users and their relatives receive care that prioritises safety, effectiveness, partnership and hope.
To promote and champion core care values by supporting junior, temporary and newly-appointed Healthcare Support Workers
Please see attached job description for further information