Mental Health Support Worker - Woodbridge, United Kingdom - Practice Plus Group

Practice Plus Group

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Woodbridge, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About The Role:

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Support Worker to join our team at HMP Hollesley Bay, a
category D Prison located in
Hollesley
Salary

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £27195per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team

What you'll be doing:

As a Mental Health Support worker your responsibilities will vary. You will

Provide a holistic and individualised approach to care and improve the lives of people with mental ill

health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services and
promoting recovery. You will provide evidence based interventions within the Practice Plus Group
health care wellbeing model.

Deliver triage of patients and using decision support systems, refer for a GP or Nurse Consultation as

necessary. You will contribute to the care and documentation (ACCT) required for those individuals
being at risk of self-harm or suicide as per prison policy and undertake patient risk assessments and
take appropriate professional action when the nature of behaviour, symptoms or illness are likely to
lead to self-harm or injury to others.

If you are interested in
career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both
internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn't stop therewe also offer:

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you:

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres.

We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated

- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

Willingness to undertake training in mental health awareness, suicide, self harm and ACCT

procedures as well as health promotion and screening.

Previous experience as a mental health support worker.
Good interpersonal skills
Good oral and written communication skills
Good organisational skills

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work.

If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.