Support Worker

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

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Job summary

Afton Ward are looking for a dedicated Mental Health Support Worker to join our supportive Multi-disciplinary Team. This work can be exciting, challenging and rewarding. The team are looking for someone who is compassionate, caring and able to take direction.

The successful candidate will become part of the team on our 8 bedded ward. The patient cohort includes patients who have a Dementia diagnosis and patients who have a significant functional mental health diagnosis alongside frailty. Our multi-disciplinary team is committed to providing effective and timely care and support to all those people who come into the ward.

We are looking for an innovative, motivated and enthusiastic person who has the passion, commitment and therapeutic skills to assist in delivering compassionate and high quality care to individuals who are experiencing a crisis in their mental and emotional health and wellbeing. Our client group is diverse and you will encounter many differing mental health conditions amongst those using our service. Effective communication skills are required. You will be expected to work a mixture of early, late, potentially long days (combination of early & late hours) and night shifts.

We like to think that all staff on Afton Ward are part of a respectful, flexible, hard-working, welcoming and collaborative team; we expect successful applicants to support that philosophy.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

About us

Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight healthcare services are evolving and transforming to meet the continuing care needs of our population. Now is a very exciting time to join Isle of Wight NHS Trust as we enter this period of change.

This year Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have strengthened our partnership and formed a group giving us an opportunity to work together to be innovative in improving patient care and outcomes as well as improving the experience and opportunities for our people across the two organisations.

We have also been working with other local NHS Trusts across our region to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the new organisation will be called Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

As part of the move towards working as one organisation, people employed in our community, mental health and learning disability services by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust on 30 April 2024, will transfer to Southern Health Foundation Trust under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) on 1 May 2024.

On 1st July 2024 Southern Health will become the new organisation (Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare Foundation Trust).

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust will continue to deliver both acute and ambulance services for the island population.

Date posted

15 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

470-24-0004-KP

Job locations

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Newport, Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support workers on Afton Ward contribute to a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals to ensure that the clinical, environmental and social needs of our service users are met.

Support and supervision for all staff is a fundamental part of the culture of the ward and individuals are actively encouraged to seek out learning opportunities.

To be responsible for providing the highest quality of care for people with mental ill health under the supervision of qualified staff.

To work effectively as part of a team.

To work closely with colleagues within Mental Health Service as a whole, and across other services as required.

To work with colleagues to manage people with complex needs and high levels of dependency.

Under the supervision of qualified staff, to undertake nursing needs assessments and reviews as requested.

The post holder will be expected to work alongside other staff to share and promote good practice.

To contribute to service improvements relating to mental ill health, in line with both the local and national modernisation agenda.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support workers on Afton Ward contribute to a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals to ensure that the clinical, environmental and social needs of our service users are met.

Support and supervision for all staff is a fundamental part of the culture of the ward and individuals are actively encouraged to seek out learning opportunities.

To be responsible for providing the highest quality of care for people with mental ill health under the supervision of qualified staff.

To work effectively as part of a team.

To work closely with colleagues within Mental Health Service as a whole, and across other services as required.

To work with colleagues to manage people with complex needs and high levels of dependency.

Under the supervision of qualified staff, to undertake nursing needs assessments and reviews as requested.

The post holder will be expected to work alongside other staff to share and promote good practice.

To contribute to service improvements relating to mental ill health, in line with both the local and national modernisation agenda.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care
An understanding of issues relating to the conditions of mental illness

Desirable

Proven knowledge and demonstrable skills in caring for people with mental ill health
Experience of working with people with mental ill health

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care
An understanding of issues relating to the conditions of mental illness

Desirable

Proven knowledge and demonstrable skills in caring for people with mental ill health
Experience of working with people with mental ill health

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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