Mental Health Support Worker inCardiff inCardiff PUBLISHED 13 JUN 2024

Do you have an interest in supporting adults with Mental Health conditions to live

with less restriction and greater independence? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and

driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of these people? Are you looking

for flexibility in your working hours with enhanced weekly pay?

We are actively seeking Mental Health Support Workers to join our team to work in a

facility that is a 47 bedded unit secure-locked unit. The service provides support to

adults with complex mental health illnesses. The hospital provides high-quality

assessment, treatment and rehabilitation services for are over 18's with complex

mental health needs, and serious mental illnesses including treatment-resistant

presentations, and challenging behaviour.


Overview

• Title: Mental Health Support Worker
• Location: Cardiff
• Job Type: Flexible agency work and block bookings
• Pay: £13.38 to £26.76 per hour for days and night shifts (including holiday pay)
• Immediate starts available
  
  

Benefits

• Excellent Rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges
• Variety of work in different social care and healthcare settings
• Mobile Booking App for communicating shift availability
• Support from a specialist consultant
• Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA,PMVA,PBM)
• Agency worker of the month prize £50
• Entry into our Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter
• 24-hour registration - register from the comfort of your own home
• Holiday pay- paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot
  
  

The Role


What you'll be doing as a Mental Health Support Worker

You will be required to provide residential and therapeutic care to all patients, many

of whom can present with significant cognitive problems, challenging behaviour and

both physical and psychiatric comorbidities. Your day-to-day support will enable

them to achieve greater independence and self-responsibility in preparation for

stepping down to community placement and social integration. Working alongside

the multidisciplinary team, you will work with respect and integrity to help deliver

high-quality treatment and rehabilitation to each of our patients, at every stage of

their illness.


The Candidate


What you'll need to be successful as a Mental Health Support Worker

• A desire to create positive outcomes for adults with Mental Health issues
• Empathetic, caring and resilient nature
• At least 6 months experience of working within a healthcare setting
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or are willing to obtain
  
  

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• The right to work in the UK
  
  

Extra Training Needed


TMVA

• Mental Health & Learning Disability Awareness
• Medication Awareness
• Equality & Diversity
• Restraint Awareness