Location
Beckton

Hours
Full Time - Average 38.5 hours per week, working 11 hour shifts on a rota basis covering a mixture of day (7:30 - 20:00) and night (19:30 - 08:00) shifts

Salary
£14.00 per hour

About the Role
Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. At Cygnet Hospital Beckton, we offer a range of secure mental health services for women across four specialist wards including PICU, acute admissions and personality disorder services. We are recruiting full time Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

As an active member of our dynamic team, you will provide support for nursing staff including admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of inpatients, always focusing on dignity and safety.

In this role you will work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support the implementation of treatments and therapy as per service users’ care plans, complement and support qualified nurses, undertake safe observations of patients (sometimes 1:1), meet the physical and emotional needs of service users with care and empathy, and play an active role in maintaining physical and mental wellbeing through individual or group work.

You will also help maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment, work within Safeguarding guidelines, and undertake training in de-escalation and PMVA techniques to support patients with potentially violent or aggressive behaviours.

Please note that successful candidates will be required to complete mandatory training and induction including restraint training, and undergo an enhanced DBS check. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role; candidates must have at least 18 months remaining on their current visa to be considered.

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

Experience
Previous inpatient mental health experience is ideally required, preferably in a challenging and/or acute setting.

About you
Excellent communication skills and ability to be a good team player
- Resilient, caring and empathic
- Sensitive and energetic to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for patients
- Genuine desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
- Strong, flexible mental aptitude and ability to cope with the physical demands of the role
- Flexibility regarding shift patterns and ward changes according to hospital needs

Qualifications
NVQ Level 2 in a relevant care setting is preferable but not essential