Healthcare Support Worker - The Humber Centre

We are looking for Healthcare Assistants to join our secure services within the Forensic Mental Health department.

• Ullswater House is a 10 bedded male Learning Disability forensic medium secure ward.
• Swale Ward is a 15 bedded male Personality Disorder forensic medium secure ward.
The post offers the successful candidates a unique opportunity to develop their knowledge and experience of specialist forensic pathways all under one roof. The team is fast paced, forward thinking and promotes a psychological and trauma informed approach with a focus upon a relational model. You will be passionate about delivering a high standard of care, working with Men; their families and the professionals who support them to ensure that the care offered is needs based keeping the service user at the heart of all decisions about them., The role is highly challenging and there is an emphasis on further training, as well as professional and personal development. Regular clinical supervision and support will be provided.

We are looking for staff with caring, compassionate natures, who are innovative, creative, flexible and highly motivated. You need to have a genuine interest in working therapeutically with young people who are experiencing a variety of mental health difficulties. You should be a good communicator and team player, with the successful applicant joining a multi-disciplinary team of professionals working into specialist teams. The successful applicant will be involved in providing a safe, nurturing and therapeutic environment.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.