Senior Healthcare Assistant

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a settled and high performing team. We are very proud of our achievements at Syrena House and have built a great reputation. We consistently receive positive feedback from CQC and have had huge success with our work withthe Culture of Care project and our patients value the opportunity to be at Syrena House.

We are looking for a motivated

HCA to compliment a full staffing team for our 9 bedded, male in-patient recovery unit.

In spring 2026 we will be moving to the Mount Gould site & will be increasing our beds to incorporate 6 additional step-down beds

We are looking for someone witha genuine passion for recovery-focused practice, who is committed to helping people achieve their optimum level of functioning. You will work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team, utilise therapeutic resources within the inpatient setting & engage proactively with community services to support seamless transitions in care.

Syrena delivers a wide range of rehabilitation interventions and treatments to people experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems. The care is typically longer-term.

Professionals gain huge job satisfaction supporting patients through their recovery journey. The overall aim is to prepare patients for community living. We haveclose working links with Lee Mill Low Secure Unit, the Specialist Community Forensic Team, the Specialist Outreach Recovery Team, and the Glenbourne (maleacute) Harford Unit.

You will be required to work shifts across seven days, including nights.

"please note that this rolemay not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"

All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across

Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

The role of the Health Care Assistant is to assist the trained registered nurse in delivering physical, social, and psychological care topeople the patient / client with mental health problems / illness, admitted tothe Unit.

The post holder will be required to work both within the wardunit or community setting and with people or clients in the community. Thiswill involve contact with relatives, carers and other agencies. They will carryout interventions as part of the care plans and record information using the Personalised Care Framework on electronic patients notes.

The post holder will be directed to undertake tasks once adequate instruction has been given by the registered trained nurse and both parties are confident that the task can be fulfilled competently. However, the registered trained nurse is required to carry the responsibility for decision making and direction.

Develop and maintain a good working relationship with people orclients through regular contact and ensure their safety and well-being.

Please see attached Job Description for more details.

• * Experience with in a Mental Health setting Band 2 level or equivalent or Band 3 level or equivalent
• * Awareness of vulnerable adult / protection issues and guidance
• * Recent experience of working in a care setting Team working Clinical governance
• * Ability to work with minimum of supervision
• * To undertake baseline physical observations
• * Evidence of…