Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Night Support Worker for The Haven Eastbourne

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Job summary

We have a new vacancy in the Eastbourne Haven. The Haven is a 24/7 unit providing an extended crisis assessment for service users who are in crisis. The main aim of the Haven is to accept people who are not subject to the Mental Health Act, who have no reason to attend A&E for physical health assessment.

Working closely with adult mental health services and partner organisations across Sussex, The Haven will ensure that we can offer an effective, safe and accessible alternative to A&E and provide timely crisis interventions for service users in the community.

As the Haven is open 24 hours every day of the year the role requires day and night shifts. This post will be for night shifts. A 12-week in advance roster gives a good work life balance and allows for social plans and activities to be made well in advance. The night shifts are paid with enhancements.

Main duties of the job

As a support worker in The Haven, your priority will be to work alongside, and support colleagues to ensure the safety of service users who are attending in crisis.

In The Haven environment they will be offered a further assessment of their needs and risks by the nursing staff. The support worker role is to offer a therapeutic opportunity either prior to assessment, or post assessment until they are ready to leave with an onward care plan.

Within this role there is also the opportunity to work with the MHLT nurses and support with assessments for those who we are unable to bring to the Haven.

About us

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Date posted

07 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,270 to £21,318 a year per anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AE-20771

Job locations

The Haven Department of Psychiatry Eastbourne District General Hospital

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Urgent Support Worker in our team you will have

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Experience in working with members of the public.

It would also be advantageous if you have:

Experience of working in a care setting
Experience of working with mental illness or have lived experience.

You will offer a therapeutic intervention and direct care to clients attending in crisis under the guidance of the nurse in charge. These interventions will be based on an individuals needs and risks.

Please see job description for full details of a support worker role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Urgent Support Worker in our team you will have

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Experience in working with members of the public.

It would also be advantageous if you have:

Experience of working in a care setting
Experience of working with mental illness or have lived experience.

Please see job description for full details of a support worker role.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Experience of working as part of a team

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Experience of working as part of a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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