Mental Health Care Assistant

UCLH is undergoing a dramatic change in the provision of mental health services. The trust is looking to recruit a mental health workforce that aims to improve patient outcomes and experience. As part of this team we are looking for a team of health care assistants with a passion for delivering outstanding patient care.

The post holder will be employed to work within the acute Hospital Trust providing care for patients admitted to the wards and requiring enhanced care.

The post holder will be part of the MH Enhanced Care team which works closely with the Mental Health Liaison Team to provide the optimum level of care for those in crisis.

The role involves providing enhanced care and continuous observations to patients with mental health conditions or patients experiencing psychological distress and delivering therapeutic interventions that will reduce agitation and distress and promote recovery.

The staff will carry out assigned tasks as part of a clinical team in support of registered nurses and undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.  

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:  

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
  
  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jabu Chikore Job title: Mental Health Lead Nurse Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07814073324