Senior Mental Health Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Cygnet Healthcare are looking for a confident, experienced SeniorMental HealthSupport Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join Cygnet Hospital Oldbury.

At Cygnet Hospital Oldbury, you will be working 42 hours per week, including days/nights and weekends.

Cygnet Hospital Oldbury is our state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for women, in the West Midlands.

Experienced Senior Mental HealthSupport Worker with over 6 months of experience within a mental health setting or over 2 years of mental health experience.

The service has two wards, a 12-bed PICU ward and a 15-bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Oldbury has a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and supports the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.

Were focused on length of stay and making sure individuals move as quickly and safely as possible from our services to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. Individuals can step down through the pathways available within Cygnet services.

Referrals can come to us from all areas, including other acute services and prison services.

Your day-to-day at Cygnet Hospital Oldbury

• Support both management and team members in the day-to-day running of the service
• Ensure duties are allocated effectively and safely
• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
• Complete supervisions with junior support workers
• Safeguard our patients during their stay at Oldbury
• Maintain a safe & clean environment for all.

You are

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
• An excellent communicator & a good team player
• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

• £13.91 to £14.16 Per Hour
• Opportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• Recruitment referrals

Please note successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

This vacancy may close prior to this date if a large number of applications are received.

Person Specification

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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

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Oldbury

B68 9AG

Employer's website

https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)