Mental Health Care Assistant Support Worker

Location: South East London

Job Description:

Are you looking for the next step in your Health Care journey? First Option Healthcare is currently recruiting for a compassionate & proactive Crisis Support Workers to join the rapidly growing team! Here at FOH we have got a great opportunity to work one on one with patients in regulated and unregulated environments. We are looking for Support Workers with minimum of 6 months experience working with adults or adolescents with the following:
* Eating Disorders
* Learning Disabilities
* Mental Health
* CSE
* Drug and Alcohol Abuse Benefits:
* Weekly payments
* Referral fee bonus
* Up to 3 months rolling rota

Duties and responsibilities:

* Responding to psychological or emotional crisis in adults and adolescents, utilising de-escalation techniques and intervention strategies.
* Providing in-person crisis support in various settings, including homes, schools, hospitals, or community centres, fostering placements and unregulated settings.
* Establishing rapport and trust with clients and their families to assess risk, stabilise crisis situations, and ensure immediate safety and emotional support.
* Collaborating with clinical leads and multidisciplinary teams to ensure intervention plans are appropriate, with timely documentation and escalation of any changes in client condition or behaviour.
* Working with professionals such as schools, young offending and psychotherapy. Unfortunately, we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates. INDESS