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, part of the NHS, 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 support nursing staff with the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of inpatients, always prioritising dignity and safety.

In this role, you will work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support the implementation of treatments and therapies according to service users’ care plans. You will complement and provide support to qualified nurses, undertake safe observations of patients (sometimes on a 1:1 basis), and meet the physical and emotional needs of service users in a caring and empathic manner. You will play an active role in maintaining physical and mental wellbeing by supporting individual or group work, maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment, and work within safeguarding guidelines.

Mandatory training and induction, including restraint training, will be required. Please note that visa sponsorship is not offered for this role and applicants must have at least 18 months remaining on their current visa to be considered.

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

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

About you
Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a good team player
Resilience, caring and empathic nature
Sensitivity and energy to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for patients
A 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

Benefits
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
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