Bank Mental Health Support Worker

Turning Point; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 15.000 - 19.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

29 days annual leave

Flexible bank shifts

Zusammenfassung

Turning Point is seeking bank mental health support workers to work across Pendlebury House, Douglas House and Birchwood in Manchester. Join a leading health and social care organisation and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support residents across services.

We seek an excellent communicator with good people skills and an understanding of mental health needs. The role involves promoting independence and assisting residents in recovery through planned interventions.

Qualifikationen

• Health and social care experience or qualification desirable, not essential.
• Excellent communicator with good people skills.
• Understanding of supporting people with mental health needs.

Aufgaben

• Work with Qualified Mental Health Nurses and the MDT to support residents.
• Recognise indicators of mental health and help residents develop coping strategies.
• Support daily living skills and activities to aid recovery.

Kenntnisse

Excellent communicator

People skills

Understanding of mental health needs

Ausbildung

Health and social care qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Job Introduction

We are seeking bank mental health support workers to work across 3 key services in Manchester.

This is an excellent opportunity for a support worker who enjoys diversity in their role and is confident working with different patient groups and multidisciplinary Teams

Pendlebury House

Pendlebury House is part of Turning Point, a leading health and social care organisation and registered charity. Located in a community setting in Swinton, Manchester, Pendlebury House is an independent hospital providing rehabilitation, treatment and care for up to 10 patients, including those detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA), who experience severe and enduring mental health needs.

Douglas House

Douglas House is proud to be one of only 6% highest rated mental health services in the UK and is part of Turning-Point, a leading Health and Social Care Organisation and a Registered Charity. We are located in a community setting near to Didsbury Village, Manchester with great transport links.

We care for 12 male and female service users, who experience severe and enduring mental health issues, offering therapeutic packages of mental health rehabilitation to those who are both informal and detained under the Mental Health Act.

Birchwood

Birchwood is located in a community setting in Lees, Oldham.

Birchwood is a CQC Registered Nursing Home and offers packages of rehabilitation to 16 adults between the ages of 18 and 65 years, who experience severe and enduring mental health needs.

Main Responsibilities

Working alongside Qualified Mental Health Nurses and the Multi-Disciplinary Team as a Support Worker, you will develop good working relationships with each of the residents, be able to recognise individual indicators of mental health and to have the skills to help the residents to develop appropriate and helpful coping strategies to further enable their recovery

A large part of your role will be to implement planned, appropriate interventions, promoting independence and well-being and healthy life choices, you will also be involved in a range of activities, supporting the residents with daily living skills following recovery and activity programs that will help our resident's to develop the important skills they need to progress through their recovery pathway.

The ideal candidate

Heath and social care experience or qualification would be desirable although not essential. You must be an excellent communicator and possess good people skills.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of supporting people with a mental health needs.

About Us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

Being a member of our bank is a fantastic opportunity to work flexibly around your existing commitments, giving you control over when you want to work in order to suit your own circumstances. But not only that - being employed by Turning Point will also give you access to many of our rewards!

Your annual leave entitlement will accrue as you work, to the equivalent of 29 days a year.

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