Healthcare Assistant - Deaf Service - Fairbairn Ward 36489
Healthcare Assistant - Deaf Service - Fairbairn Ward 36489
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Job Description
We have great opportunities to join us and support our deaf or hearing impaired patients.
Full time Days and Nights: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: 23624 per annum plus enhancements
Location: Northampton
About Fairbairn ward:
The UK largest Medium Secure Service for Deaf men aged between 18 and 65 years old. Fairbairn is a 15 bed ward which manages D/deaf or hearing impaired (profound severe partial or hard of hearing) patients with complex mental illness in a sensitive environment.
We are looking for Healthcare Assistants on Fairbairn which is a medium secure service which cares for male D/deaf patients with complex mental health problems who present risk of harm to others. The ward accepts patients with a range of diagnosis including mental health illness learning disability brain injury autism spectrum disorder and personality disorder.
About our Community Deaf Service:
This service is the next step in the patients journey from the UKs largest Medium Secure Service for Deaf men and women aged between 18 and 65 years old. We manage D/deaf or hearing impaired (profound severe partial or hard of hearing) patients with complex mental illness in a sensitive environment within the Community.
We are looking for Support Workers to join our existing team in supporting our patients transition into the community. The service accepts patients with a range of diagnoses including mental health illness learning disability brain injury autism spectrum disorder and personality disorder.You will be responsible for:
- Supporting and encouraging dayday Independent living for our patients
- Facilitating therapeutic intervention
- Problem solving and supporting residents with crisis management
About You
We are looking for individuals who are:
- Have experience of supporting people who are deaf or who have hearing impairments
- Fluent in British Sign Language (BSL) or D/deaf themselves
- Strong team players with the confidence to work independently.
- Skilled at building and maintaining relationships across clinical teams.
- Resilient with excellent problemsolving abilities.
- Compassionate approachable and able to develop rapport with residents.
Our patients and team will expect you to embody the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion Accountability Respect and Excellence every day.
Rewards
We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing after 10 years service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications. Onsite facilities such as gym and swimming pool access and cafs all set within beautiful grounds.
We also accept video applications. To submit a video please email .
This is your opportunity to be part of a team that is shaping the future of community mental health care. Apply now and make a meaningful difference.
Employment Type
Full-Time
