Mental Health Support Worker
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Cygnet Group are currently recruiting experienced Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Oldbury.
At Cygnet Hospital Oldbury you will be working 42 hours per week including days/nights and weekends.
Cygnet Hospital Oldbury is our new state\-of\-the\-art PICU \& Acute hospital for women, in the West Midlands.
The service features two wards: a 12\-bed PICU ward and a 15\-bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Oldbury has a full multi\-disciplinary team (MDT) and supports the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.
You are…
- Experienced Mental Health Support Worker with over 6 months of experience within an ACUTE/PICU mental health setting or over 2 years of mental health experience.
- Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
- An excellent communicator \& a good team player
- Sensitive \& intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating \& varied environment
- Compassion, resilience \& a dedication to empower \& support service user independence
- Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
- Provide guidance \& encouragement through physical \& emotional support
- Learn about individuals’ specific needs \& provide help in the most appropriate way
- Assist with medical \& welfare needs
- Report on medical \& welfare needs as required
- Safeguard all patients and visitors to the service
- Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
- Use innovative methods to improve patient care
- Salary: Starting at £13\.15 Per Hour
- Rising to £13\.45 Per Hour after 6 months
- Strong career progression opportunities
- Expert supervision \& support
- Employee referral scheme
- Pension scheme
- “Cycle to work” scheme \& employee discount savings
- Blue Light Discount Scheme
Contracted hours: 42 hours per week including days/nights and weekends.
Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
This vacancy may close prior to this date if a large number of applications are received.
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