Mental Health Support Worker

A Mental Health Support Worker post on a high-priority adult ward at Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes, supporting male and female patients with personality disorders and other mental health needs. The work centres on enhanced, individual care: offering emotional and physical support, learning each person's needs, helping with medical and welfare matters, and keeping the environment safe and clean. Full-time work of 37.5 hours a week runs on 12-hour shifts across days, nights and weekends, after a three-week induction.

Successful applicants will need an enhanced DBS check.

• Offer enhanced care using a flexible learning approach for all service users
• Provide guidance, encouragement and physical and emotional support
• Learn about each person's specific needs and meet them in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard service users
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all
• Help to empower and support service user independence
• Work with male and female service users on an adult ward with personality disorders and mental health issues

• Confident manner
• Excellent communication skills
• Good team player
• Sensitive and intuitive approach
• Genuine drive to make a difference to people's lives

• Enhanced DBS check

• Opportunity to undertake further learning through the apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching and appraisal
• Expert supervision and peer support
• Employee discount savings
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Wellbeing centre with exercise, recipes, financial and mental health advice