Female Mental Health Support Worker

Gray Healthcare

The closing date is 14 May 2025

Job summary

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a new team of mental health support workers within the Barrow-in-Furness area to support a lady in her 60's who has a diagnosis of Acquired Brain Injury sustained as a result of prolonged epileptic episode.

Main duties of the job

They live independently in their own home receiving 1:1 support 24 hours a day. The lady we will be supporting has a good sense of humour, enjoys jigsaws, scrabbles, riding books and talking to her staff. She will be supported by a female only team on mixed shifts of days and waking nights.

About us

  • Highly competitive salary
  • Fully paid induction and training
  • Company pension
  • Professional development
  • 28 Days (Including Bank Holidays
  • Blue light card
  • Additional annual leave with each year's service up to a maximum of 33 days

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0018-25-ECL

Job locations

Network Rail Ltd

Abbey Road

Barrow-in-furness

Cumbria

LA14 5QZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Social care experience, ideally within mental health
  • Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
  • Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
  • Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
  • You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
  • This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Social care experience, ideally within mental health
  • Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
  • Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
  • Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
  • You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
  • This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Gray Healthcare

Address

Network Rail Ltd

Abbey Road

Barrow-in-furness

Cumbria

LA14 5QZ


Employer's website

https://www.grayhealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gray Healthcare

Address

Network Rail Ltd

Abbey Road

Barrow-in-furness

Cumbria

LA14 5QZ


Employer's website

https://www.grayhealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Consultant

Tom Clare

tom.clare@grayhealthcare.com

+01512552830

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0018-25-ECL

Job locations

Network Rail Ltd

Abbey Road

Barrow-in-furness

Cumbria

LA14 5QZ


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