Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of mental health services to the population of Staffordshire and Shropshire. The Hatherton Centre is a 47-bedded medium-secure facility incorporating an assessment unit, a rehabilitation unit, long-term medium secure service, Intensive Care unit, a well-equipped Living Skills Centre and a Sports Hall. The service also provides a multi-agency community service, forensic liaison scheme, out-patient facilities and court assessment and engagement schemes.

The role requires working shifts over a 24 hr period including weekends and nights.

Applications are invited for the above post from motivated individuals who are committed to working in a caring role, able to state clearly what they have to offer and how they would cope and respond to the needs of this challenging and demanding client group. In return we can offer you excellent education and training opportunities.

To provide support and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs within a secure setting.

To promote service users recovery through the delivery of high quality, outcome measured care and evidence based interventions.

To assist Registered Professionals in the implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans.

Due to the nature of ward provision you will be required to undertake 24 hour shift working on a rotational basis.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

For full responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. In summary:

Regularly report and effectively communicate service users’ health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Professional Staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Relate appropriately with service users, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.

At all times ensure that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.

Identify, minimise and report risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.

Maintain a safe and secure environment at all times for the protection of self and others.

At all times minimise risks to self by undertaking safe working practices.

At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.

Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.

Undertake delivery of planned therapeutic activities/interventions with an identified group of service users as an element of the care programme approach.

Work in partnership with service users to assist them in identifying activities that are meaningful to them and that support agreed health outcomes.

Regularly support service users to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence and promote their recovery.