Mental Health Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bury St Edmunds; Presencial; GBP 21 000 - 26 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Apprenticeship scheme

Overtime opportunities

Wellbeing centre

Resumo da oferta

Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes is seeking a Mental Health Support Worker to provide enhanced, individual care on an adult ward. You will support patients with personality disorders and other mental health needs, offering emotional and physical support while learning each person’s requirements.

The role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week on 12-hour shifts across days, nights and weekends, with a three-week induction. An enhanced DBS check is required.

Qualificações

• Confident and considerate manner with service users.
• Strong communication skills across teams.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Empathetic and intuitive approach to care.
• Genuine drive to improve lives.

Responsabilidades

• Offer enhanced care using a flexible learning approach for all service users.
• Provide guidance, encouragement and physical and emotional support.
• Learn about each person's specific needs and meet them in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Safeguard service users.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.
• Help to empower and support service user independence.
• Work with male and female service users on an adult ward with personality disorders and mental health issues.

Conhecimentos

Confident manner

Excellent communication

Team player

Sensitive approach

Motivation to help others

Descrição da oferta de emprego

A Mental Health Support Worker post on a high-priority adult ward at Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes, supporting male and female patients with personality disorders and other mental health needs. The work centres on enhanced, individual care: offering emotional and physical support, learning each person's needs, helping with medical and welfare matters, and keeping the environment safe and clean. Full-time work of 37.5 hours a week runs on 12-hour shifts across days, nights and weekends, after a three-week induction. Successful applicants will need an enhanced DBS check.

What the job involves

• Offer enhanced care using a flexible learning approach for all service users
• Provide guidance, encouragement and physical and emotional support
• Learn about each person's specific needs and meet them in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard service users
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all
• Help to empower and support service user independence
• Work with male and female service users on an adult ward with personality disorders and mental health issues

Skills & knowledge

• Confident manner
• Excellent communication skills
• Good team player
• Sensitive and intuitive approach
• Genuine drive to make a difference to people's lives

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

What’s offered

• Opportunity to undertake further learning through the apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching and appraisal
• Expert supervision and peer support
• Employee discount savings
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Wellbeing centre with exercise, recipes, financial and mental health advice