Mental Health Support Worker

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Cygnet Hospital Beckton offers a range of secure mental health services for women across four specialist wards including PICU, acute admissions and personality disorder services.

We are recruiting for full time Female Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

As an active member of our dynamic team, you’ll provide support for our nursing staff including the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of inpatients, with a focus on dignity and safety at all times.

We are ideally looking for people with previous inpatient mental health experience ideally in a challenging and/or acute setting.

You will be expected to work on average 38.5hrs per week covering 11 hour shifts on a rota basis and must be able to cover a mixture of day (7.30-20.00) and night (19.30 – 08.00) shifts. It will also be a requirement for you to be able to complete the mandatory training and induction including necessary restraint training.

Please note: We do not offer Visa Sponsorship for this role and you must have at least 18 months or more remaining on your current visa to be considered

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while being part of an organisation that cares about helping people.

In this role you’ll:

• Work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support implementation of the treatments and therapy as per the service users’ care plans.

• Compliment and provide support to the qualified nurses.

• Undertake safe observations of patients sometimes on a 1:1 basis or with other staff.

• Meet the physical and emotional needs of the service users in a caring and empathic manner.

• Play an active role in maintaining physical and mental wellbeing by providing and supporting individual or group work.

• Maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment to live and work in.

• Work within Safeguarding guidelines

• Undertake training in de-escalation and PMVA techniques to support patients with potentially violent or aggressive behaviours towards themselves or others.

We're looking for people who have:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a good team player

• Resilience, caring and empathic

• The sensitivity and energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for the patients

• A genuine desire to make a real difference in people’s lives

• A strong, flexible mental aptitude and an ability to cope with the physical demands of the role

• NVQ level 2 in a relevant care setting is preferable but not essential

• Flexibility regarding shift patterns and ward changes according to the needs of the hospital.

In return we’ll offer you:

• £14.50 per hour rising to £14.80 per hour after 3 months.

• Full training and Induction

• Free Car Parking

• Free Lunch when on duty

• Regular coaching and support

• Employee Discount Scheme

• Company pension scheme

• Company paid Life Assurance scheme

• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

• Private Health Care

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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