Mental Health Support Worker

NHS; Widnes; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Mental Health Support Workers to join their dedicated team. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals with mental health needs. You will work flexible hours, including days and nights, in a supportive environment that prioritizes patient care and rehabilitation. The organization is committed to empowering its staff through regular coaching and opportunities for professional development. If you are driven to make a real difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Employee discount savings

Cycle to Work scheme

Regular coaching & appraisal

Qualifications

• Experience working in mental health services is essential.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical and emotional support to individuals in care.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all residents.

Skills

Mental Health Support

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Empathy

Flexibility

Education

Experience in mental health services

Job description

We are looking for confident Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You'll be working 42 hours a week (days/nights/weekends), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Paddocks.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.

We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10,000 employees empower 2,864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for confident Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

Working rota includes working 6 weeks of day shift and 4 weeks of night shift. On a weekly basis rota days are Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. Then the following week, working days are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Shift hours are 8am - 8.30pm and 8pm - 8.30am.

Cygnet Paddocks is our new specialist Neuropsychiatric rehabilitation service for men. The service will provide a dedicated care pathway for men affected by acquired brain injury or neurological conditions, where behaviours that challenge are the overarching impairment to recovery and rehabilitation. The service is now open and accepting referrals.

The individually designed wards will replicate the well-established rehabilitation and treatment pathways already successfully offered by Cygnet in other Neuropsychiatric Rehabilitation services; facilitating a clear and distinctive care and treatment pathway led by an all-encompassing in-house clinical and medical team.

Requirements

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals' specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs
• Report on medical & welfare needs as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

Qualifications

• Experienced working in mental health services
• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's lives
• An excellent communicator & a good team player
• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

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

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Salary

£12.60 an hour, increasing to £12.85 Post Probation