Mental Health Support Worker (Nightshift)

Macklin Care Homes | Care Home Group in Northern Ireland; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Mental Health Support Worker for night shifts. This role involves providing exceptional care to residents with mental health conditions, ensuring their well-being through comprehensive support and documentation. Join a dedicated team that values your contributions and offers career development opportunities in a friendly environment. If you have a caring nature and a commitment to making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a rewarding career.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted rates at Malone Hotel

Free car parking

Uniform provided

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive paid induction programme

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in a mental health environment is essential.
• Understanding of current mental health practices is required.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with medication and daily tasks.
• Maintain comprehensive care plans and documentation.
• Communicate effectively with residents and colleagues.

Skills

Nursing

Caring

Mental Health Awareness

Documentation Skills

Communication

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Mental Health Support Worker (Nightshift)

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Job Description

Job Description

Location: Our Ladys Home, 68 Ard Na VA Road

Can you make a real difference to the lives of others?

At Macklin Care Homes, you will work as part of an award-winning team valued for your contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart, we would love to hear from you.

As part of the Mental Health Residential Facility at Our Lady’s Care Home, Belfast, we are actively recruiting for experienced Support Workers within the field of Mental Health who will use their compassion and clinical experience to help deliver the exceptional levels of resident care we are known for and are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people who have a variety of mental health conditions. The facility will aim to provide mental health services, including mental health assessment, treatment, and therapeutic work.

With no two days the same, you will enjoy a wide range of varied responsibilities, from ensuring that care-plans are comprehensive to making sure that decisions are acted upon, and if necessary, incorporated into a resident's care-plan and individualised care packages.

About The Role

Professional Responsibilities:

• Experience working within a mental health environment.
• Good working knowledge of The Mental Health Order (1986).
• An understanding of current approaches to mental health practice.
• Ability to collaborate with a challenging resident group positively.
• Ensuring care plans are comprehensive and understandable to the resident.
• Supporting, encouraging, and prompting residents with their medication.
• Accurately maintain documentation both manually and electronically.
• Ensure house rules are kept and adhered to, providing a safe environment.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, residents, and visitors.
• Assisting residents with booking and attending appointments.
• Support residents in daily tasks: self-care, shopping, and household tasks.
• Promoting residents to develop their skills and increase their independence.
  
  

Company Benefits

To reward the demanding work of our fantastic colleagues, we offer an excellent benefits package as follows:

• Collaborating with an award-winning team with family values.
• A comprehensive paid induction programme.
• A wide variety of training is provided.
• Career development opportunities.
• Flexibility of shifts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted rates at Malone Hotel, Belfast.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including team-building initiatives.
• Free car parking and uniform*
• Incentives for employee referrals*
• T&Cs will apply.
  
  

Please note we will only accept up-to-date CVs - without this, an interview cannot be given.

We do not offer sponsorship for this role - if you require sponsorship your application will be automatically declined. Please consider this carefully before applying.

Interviews may take place before the job advertisement closes, as and when suitable applications are received. If a suitable candidate is appointed, the role may close early; therefore, please do not hesitate to submit your application promptly.

In addition, we also reserve the right to enhance the criteria at the shortlisting stage.

Successful candidates must be willing to register with NISCC.

An Enhanced Access NI Check will be required for this post. If successful, please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents, along with the Access NI Code of Practice, are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.

It is Macklin Care Homes' Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of a job offer.

Macklin Care Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Skills Needed

Nursing / Caring

About The Company

Part of the Macklin Group, Macklin Care Homes have been caring for people for over 30 years. We’ve taken all our experience over all those years to bring the very best of our knowledge and our expertise to you. We’re experts at what we do.

We’re not just another Care Home, we’re family-first and treat everyone we come into contact with as one of our very own. From staff to residents, relatives to suppliers to the postman – we’re all one big caring community!

We Have Six Care Homes

• 3 in Belfast: Arlington, Our Lady's and Parkmanor Oaks
• 1 in Magherafelt: Milesian Manor
• 1 in Coleraine: Ratheane
• 1 in Ballycastle: Leabank
  
  

Company Culture

Want a job you'll love? Can you make a real difference to the lives of others? We are looking to recruit great people to work in care and in return, we will bring out the best in you. At Macklin Care Homes you will work as part of an award-winning team who are valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart we would like to hear from you. We are proud of our values and unique positive culture that we live each and every day. This is reflective of our relationships with our residents, their relatives, our suppliers and the local community.

Desired Criteria

• Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent).
• Experience working within a Care Home setting or environment.
  
  

Required Criteria

• An understanding of current approaches to mental health practice.
• Awareness of the local services available to those with mental health needs.
• Understanding of types of mental health illnesses and the level of care residents will require.
• Caring, empathetic and compassionate nature.
  
  

Closing DateFriday 23rd May, 2025

Contract Typefulltime

Salary£13.39 Hourly

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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