Female Mental Health Support Worker

Gray Healthcare; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare support provider is seeking a Female Mental Health Support Worker in Blackpool to assist a female with EUPD in her own home. The role requires providing 24-hour support and implementing care plans. Candidates should possess social care experience, particularly in mental health settings. This position includes a highly competitive salary and extensive training opportunities. Applicants must be female due to the nature of the role.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Fully paid induction and training

Company pension

Professional development

Westfield Health Plan

Blue light card

Additional annual leave up to 33 days

Qualifications

• Social care experience, ideally within mental health.
• Experience providing encouragement to individuals with complex health needs.
• Experience implementing care plans and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Support a female with a diagnosis of EUPD in her own home.
• Provide two 12-hour shifts per week, including sleep duties.
• Engage with the individual through her interests and activities.

Skills

Social care experience

Experience with EUPD

Support for individuals with challenging behaviors

Care plan implementation

Enhanced DBS check

Job description

Female Mental Health Support Worker

Location - Blackpool

£13.50 per hour

Role Description

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a Female Mental Health Support Worker within the Blackpool area to support a female in her 20's who has a diagnosis of EUPD and lives independently in her own home receiving 2:1 support 24 hours a day.

The person we support enjoys walking, listening to music, social media and spending time with her much loved pet cat.

Required Skills and Experience

• Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with EUPD
• Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs
• 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

Hours

24 hour days contract 2 x 12 hour shift per week with 2 sleeps @ £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 dominant 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.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully paid induction and training
• Company pension
• Professional development
• Westfield Health Plan
• Blue light card
• Additional annual leave with each year's service up to a maximum of 33 days

About Us

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.

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Due to the nature of the role and the needs of the people we support, we can only accept applications from females for this position.