Female Mental Health Support Worker

NHS; Blackpool; On-site; Part time

Job description

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a new team of mental health support workers in Blackpool to support a lady in her 30's who has a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Learning Disabilities.

Main duties of the job

To support a lady who is living independently in her own home receiving 1:1 support 24 hours a day.

The lady you will be supporting has a good sense of humour, enjoys arts & crafts and shopping.

She will be supported by a female only team on mixed shifts of days and waking nights.

About us

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully paid induction and training
• Company pension
• 28 Days (Including Bank Holidays)
• Blue light card
• Additional annual leave with each year's service up to a maximum of 33 days

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Job responsibilities

• 24 hour part time contract.
• 2 x 12 hour day shifts with 2 sleeps included paid at £100 per sleep.

Induction and Training

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training (Company induction, systems, and Medication), followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice. This is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominate approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Person Specification

Experience

• Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with Schizophrenia.
• Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.