Older Persons Mental Health Support Worker – Flexible, Part-Time

Dorset Healthcare University Nhs Foundation Trust; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Support Worker to join the Community Mental Health Team for Older People in Dorset. You will support older adults with mental health conditions in the community, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver recovery-focused, person-centred care.

This role is part-time with flexible patterns, salary band 3 (£22,668–£24,178 per year under Agenda for Change). DBS check required, right to work in the UK, and sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassionate, person-centred approach to care.
• Ability to build positive therapeutic relationships.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding and professional boundaries.
• Commitment to supporting older adults experiencing mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Support older adults with functional and organic mental health conditions within the community.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
• Assist clinicians in implementing care plans and recovery-focused interventions.
• Visit service users in their own homes, community settings and inpatient units.
• Monitor mental health and wellbeing, reporting any concerns or changes to the clinical team.
• Develop therapeutic relationships with service users, carers and families.
• Promote independence, social inclusion and recovery.
• Liaise with GPs, community services, voluntary organisations, social care, and other agencies to provide holistic support.
• Contribute to effective multidisciplinary working and care coordination.
• Maintain accurate and timely records in line with Trust policies.
• Participate in risk assessment, safeguarding, and risk management processes.
• Work independently in the community while seeking support and guidance from the wider team when required.
• Work flexibly across the Wimborne, Purbeck, and, when necessary, Ferndown and West Moors localities.

Skills

Communication

Compassionate care

Therapeutic relationships

Time management

Independence & teamwork

Confidentiality & safeguarding

Elder care commitment

Job description

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Support Worker to join the Community Mental Health Team for Older People in Dorset. You will support older adults with mental health conditions in the community, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver recovery-focused, person-centred care.

This role is part-time with flexible patterns, salary band 3 (£22,668–£24,178 per year under Agenda for Change). DBS check required, right to work in the UK, and sponsorship not available.