Female Mental Health Support Workers - PICU

Nouvita Healthcare Ltd.; Baldock; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate female support workers for its Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals facing acute mental health challenges. As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will be integral to the care team, coordinating activities, assisting in treatment, and ensuring a safe therapeutic environment. With a commitment to professional development, the organization provides in-house training and opportunities for career progression. Join a supportive team dedicated to making a difference in mental health care.

Benefits

Annual Leave: 28 days including bank holidays

Blue Light Card discounts

Refer a Friend scheme

In-house training and development

Career progression opportunities

Employer pension contribution

Fully funded DBS

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health support roles is essential.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are a must.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing care plans and monitoring residents.
• Promote a positive attitude towards mental health and rehabilitation.

Skills

Mental Health Support

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Crisis Management

Education

CQC-recognised training

Paid e-learning course

Tools

Record Keeping Software

Care Plan Management Software

Job description

About The Role

Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

Full Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your support career?

We’re looking for female support workers for our new female (only) Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. We are seeking exceptional individuals to expand the talented ranks of our Care Team at Baldock Manor Hospital. In the role of a Mental Health Support Worker, you will find yourself developing a strong and progressive position within the Nouvita network.

Your role with us is at the forefront of everything we do; from coordinating recreational groups to assisting in the preparation of assessments for current/future residents, you will be interacting with every department of the Hospital. Your primary task will be to ensure and implement the care/treatment/rehabilitation of service users by assisting our nurses and psychologists; these responsibilities include:

• Participation in the application of care plans while ensuring interventions and observations are communicated effectively with senior members of the team.
• Assisting in the supervision of other healthcare/support staff.
• Maintaining a safe therapeutic environment, beneficial to the needs of residents, relatives and other carers.
• Promoting a positive attitude toward mental health & rehabilitation.

Aside to your hands-on responsibilities, there is also a small amount of administration that you will soon be familiar with. We use a group of intuitive programmes to make your job easier when:

• Record keeping.
• Booking your holidays.
• Edit/create care-plans.
• Publish/view your hours.

Opportunities

Many senior members of the team (including managers) have started their journey as support workers with us, honing their skillset before advancing their careers and expertise. If you’re looking to begin a career in care, or further your current one, Nouvita will help you evolve and give you the tools to thrive.

Education and Training

We’re aware that many healthcare jobs require you to have specific certificates, that often come with hefty price-tags and long wait-lists. There are even unrecognised courses that do more to confuse than help; that’s why we began our own CQC-recognised training, to educate rather than obfuscate.

It’s important to remember that service users within Baldock Manor Hospital often suffer from acute mental health disorders that need specific treatment, implemented correctly. To this end, we’re proud to provide an in-house training programme of up to 11 annual classes that will prepare you for any eventuality.

During your induction into Nouvita, you will undergo a paid e-learning course, as well as a 5-day training programme (also paid) to equip you with everything you need to get started. After-which your continued development will be tailored to your, and the hospital’s needs.

Benefits

While a member of our team, we will support and guide you to become a role model to all staff within the Care Home. We believe the key to a productive workplace is a happy environment, and that starts with you. That's why we offer a package of benefits to make your time with us just that bit better.

• Annual Leave: 28 days including bank holidays (Pro Rata)
• Blue Light Card (High Street discounts for many large brands).
• Access to our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme to earn up to £1000.
• In-house training and development.
• Access to career progression throughout the group.
• Employer pension contribution.
• Fully funded DBS.

About Us

Baldock Manor is a 40-bed hospital in north Hertfordshire that provides specialist psychiatric services for adults. The hospital has two female PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care) wards and two acute wards. Our PICU services provide care and support for women at crisis level with a severe mental disorder who require rapid assessment and stabilisation. Our acute wards care for older adults, usually 50 years or older, who need a short-term hospital stay, where we can stabilise their mental health. The average stay in our acute wards is less than forty days.

Nouvita Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident employer, providing support to applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Nouvita Healthcare and are in need of support to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to [e-mail]