Job Description

This vacancy involves working across both the Haywood and Cheadle Hospital Sites.
The shifts are for Winter Pressures December to March only. No night work available. We will close this advert early if there are a huge number of applicants.
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.
To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users.
To promote service user's wellbeing and 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.
Main duties of the job

• Communicate with service users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including information technology.
• 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.

About us
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.
We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Details
Date posted
06 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
12.51 an hour Enhancements at weekends
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
301-Bank-25-7528842
Job locations
Haywood Hospital/ Cheadle Hospital
Stoke-on-Trent
ST6 7AG
Job description
Job responsibilities

• Communicate with service users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including information technology.
• 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 where appropriate.
• 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.
• Regularly support Registered Professionals and service users during activities to promote their physical and mental wellbeing.
• Assist service users in meeting their personal care needs.
• Provide information, support and guidance to carers, friends and relatives of service users.
• At all times take responsibility for own personal and professional development and support the development of colleagues, students, trainees and volunteers.
• Regularly access and make use of supervision.
• Regularly participate in activities focused on the delivery of a high quality customer focused service.
• Undertake activities to, and make suggestions about how to, improve services.

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Communicate with service users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including information technology.
• 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 where appropriate.
• 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.
• Regularly support Registered Professionals and service users during activities to promote their physical and mental wellbeing.
• Assist service users in meeting their personal care needs.
• Provide information, support and guidance to carers, friends and relatives of service users.
• At all times take responsibility for own personal and professional development and support the development of colleagues, students, trainees and volunteers.
• Regularly access and make use of supervision.
• Regularly participate in activities focused on the delivery of a high quality customer focused service.
• Undertake activities to, and make suggestions about how to, improve services.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with people with physical needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work independently, being self-motivated and to be able to prioritise and effectively manage a range of competing needs and pressures.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with people with physical needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work independently, being self-motivated and to be able to prioritise and effectively manage a range of competing needs and pressures.

Skills Required