Trauma-Informed Mental Health Support Worker

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a role at Roger Sylvester Centre to support the Crisis Prevention House with trauma-informed care and recovery-focused activity. The post emphasizes lived experience and flexible supervision within a multidisciplinary team.

The role is permanent and full-time, requiring commitment to safeguarding, trauma-informed practice and delivering compassionate care to service users in a community/in-patient setting.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health professional qualification or equivalent.
• Evidence of ongoing academic study.
• Level 1 & 2 Safeguarding Children or Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates.
• Knowledge of mental health, trauma or domestic and sexual abuse.

Responsibilities

• Deliver shifts from a trauma-informed perspective, taking guidance from the team within the managing risk framework.
• Receive live supervision/reflective practice from senior staff on each shift.
• Ensure health and safety of each shift; report/escalate to senior managers or on-call issues as needed.
• Lead on activities and help maintain privacy, dignity and respect for service users.
• Work weekends alongside senior staff when required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Trauma-informed care

Therapeutic relationships

Computer literacy

Education

Registered mental health professional qualification

Ongoing academic study

Safeguarding Level 1/2 certificates

Knowledge of trauma/abuse

Job description

North London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a role at Roger Sylvester Centre to support the Crisis Prevention House with trauma-informed care and recovery-focused activity. The post emphasizes lived experience and flexible supervision within a multidisciplinary team.

The role is permanent and full-time, requiring commitment to safeguarding, trauma-informed practice and delivering compassionate care to service users in a community/in-patient setting.