Job description
Job OverviewLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust invites experienced Health Care Assistants to join our expanding team on the Belvoir Ward, a 10‐bed Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) within the Bradgate Mental Health Unit.
The role is part of the nursing team and supports patients' physical and mental health needs. Candidates should have prior healthcare experience, be confident working with complex mental health needs, be compassionate, caring and able to handle challenging situations.
Responsibilities & Duties
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, compassionate, patient‐centred care.
Support patients through recovery, including physical support and mental health care.
Follow risk assessment, risk management plans and individualised care plans in line with Trust policies.
Contribute to de‐escalation, restraint reduction, and effective communication.
Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control, safeguarding, equality and diversity.
Qualifications & Requirements
Eligibility to work in the UK (no sponsorship offered).
Experience in a healthcare setting with complex mental health patients.
Strong communication, interpersonal, problem‐solving, negotiation and boundary‐setting skills.
Capacity to work in a high‐acuity environment with incidents of violence and aggression.
Commitment to professional development and accountability.
Working Hours & Conditions
Full‐time (37.5 hours per week) or part‐time options available.
Rota of long days (11.5 hr shifts) covering a 7‐day working week.
Permanent role – not a bank position; 6‐month probation for substantive roles.
Supportive induction, regular supervision and structured learning journey.
Benefits
Generous pension contribution and holiday allowance (27 days, increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years).
Free onsite parking.
Access to additional benefits such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various Staff Support Networks.
Health and Wellbeing Support.
About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust provides community health, mental health and learning disability services across over 100 settings. We have 6,500 staff serving over 1 million people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Equal OpportunitiesWe actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those from underrepresented groups.
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Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Leicester
- Type of Contract
- Full-time jobs
- Published at
- 26-05-2026
- Profession type
- Home Care Jobs
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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