Overview
Healthcare Assistant - Deaf Service - Fairbairn
* Job Type: Full Time
* 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 You
* 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 problem-solving abilities.
* Compassionate, approachable, and able to develop rapport with residents.
We are looking for individuals who are:
Our patients and team will expect you to embody the St Andrew's 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. On-site facilities such as gym and swimming pool access and cafés all set within beautiful grounds.
We also accept video applications. To submit a video, please email ktolland@stah.org.
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.
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