Mental Health Support Worker - Walsall, United Kingdom - Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

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Walsall, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Providing enhanced care and continuous observations to patients with mental health conditions or patients experiencing psychological distress. Deliver therapeutic interventions that will reduce agitation and distress and promote recovery. To identify factors that increase and decrease agitation/distress for the patient. To always deliver care according to the principles of least restriction.

A minimum of 12 months' experience working with patients who have mental health conditions.

Previous experience of working with patients that present a risk to themselves or others.

Previous experience of working as a healthcare assistant in a hospital or registered care setting

If successful Walsall Healthcare will offer you the following;
Weekly pay plus 12.07% additional to cover holiday and sick pay

Extra pay for weekends, nights and bank holidays (see pay rates)

Opportunity to join a fantastic pension scheme

Use of NHS discounts

Access to wide range of training

Trust induction plus local induction within areas where you will be working

Support in obtaining a care certificate over a 12 week programme

Work on an "as and when basis" in a variety of specialties

Duties include assisting in patient care under supervision and performing housekeeping, clerical and other support roles to assist in the safe and efficient functioning of the units.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trustprovides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading.

Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in2018,extension of a Neonatal Unit and brand new, state of the art Emergency Department is in the process of being completed.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional.

We are committed to investing in our workforce

RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORKPROFESSIONALISM