Female Mental Health Support Workers

Cygnet Hospital Beckton; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,990,000 - 40,832,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car parking

Free lunch on duty

Private health care

Company pension

Life assurance

NHS discounts

Cycle to work

Meals on site

Smart health toolkit

Employee discounts

Enhanced maternity pay

Job summary

Cygnet Hospital Beckton is recruiting for full-time Female Mental Health Support Workers to assist our nursing staff with inpatients across specialist wards. The role emphasizes dignity and safety, with 38.5 hours weekly on a rota of day and night shifts and mandatory training including restraint training.

Successful candidates will join a multidisciplinary team, supporting treatment implementation and adhering to safeguarding guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in inpatient mental health environments preferred.
• Must have at least 18 months remaining on current visa to be considered.
• Ability to work 38.5 hours per week on a rota including day and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support treatments and therapy as per care plans.
• Support qualified nurses and assist with admissions, assessments, implementation and discharge of inpatients.
• Undertake safe observations, sometimes 1:1, to maintain patient safety.
• Meet physical and emotional needs of service users with care and empathy.
• Contribute to wellbeing through individual or group activities and maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Empathy

Observation skills

Teamwork

De-escalation training

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. 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.

• 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 carefully review applications, considering factors like visa status, location, and experience.

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

What next? If you care about making a difference - we want to talk to you.

Benefits & Rewards

• £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 Programme s, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
• Private Health Care
• Cygnet provides its staff with NHS discounts across a range of high street retailers. The discounts can be redeemed by showing your Cygnet ID badge. You can also get further discounts by registering your details with Health Service Discounts and Blue Light Card.
• On-site Benefits Cygnet provides free meals and free on-site parking for employees at work.
• Cycle To Work Scheme Cygnet will give you exclusive access to a range of benefits with our Cycle To Work scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity In addition to statutory pay, Cygnet provides enhanced maternity pay.