Weekend Mental Health Support Worker

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Cygnet Hospital Beckton offers a range of secure mental health services for women across four specialist wards including PICU, acute admissions and personality disorder services.

We are currently recruiting for part-time weekend only Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You will work 22hrs per week every Saturday and Sunday covering dayshifts form 7.30am – 8.00pm.

As an active member of our dynamic team, you’ll provide support for our nursing staff including the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of inpatients, with a focus on dignity and safety at all times.

We are ideally looking for applicants with previous inpatient mental health experience preferably in a challenging and/or acute setting.

Please note if successful you will need to be available during the week Mon - Fri to complete mandatory training and induction including necessary restraint training .

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while being part of an organisation that cares about helping people.

In this role you’ll:

• Work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support implementation of the treatments and therapy as per the service users’ care plans.

• Compliment and provide support to the qualified nurses.

• Undertake safe observations of patients sometimes on a 1:1 basis or with other staff.

• Meet the physical and emotional needs of the service users in a caring and empathic manner.

• Play an active role in maintaining physical and mental wellbeing by providing and supporting individual or group work.

• Maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment to live and work in.

• Work within Safeguarding guidelines

• Undertake training in de-escalation and PMVA techniques to support patients with potentially violent or aggressive behaviours towards themselves or others.

We're looking for people who have:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a good team player

• Resilience, caring and empathic

• The sensitivity and energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for the patients

• A genuine desire to make a real difference in people’s lives

• A strong, flexible mental aptitude and an ability to cope with the physical demands of the role

• NVQ level 2 in a relevant care setting is preferable but not essential

• Flexibility regarding shift patterns and ward changes according to the needs of the hospital.

In return we’ll offer you:

• £14.50 per hour rising to £14.80 after 3 months.

• Full training and Induction

• Free Car Parking

• Free Lunch when on duty

• Regular coaching and support

• Employee Discount Scheme

• Company pension scheme

• Company paid Life Assurance scheme

• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

• Private Health Care

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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