Main area: Mental Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract: Permanent (day shift 7:00 - 19:30, night shift 19:00 - 07:30)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts)
Job ref: 354-AE-21043
Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Anne's Centre, 729 The Ridge, Hastings, East Sussex, TN37 7PT
Town: Hastings
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/11/2024 23:59
Health Care Support Worker
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care.
As a Trust we are committed to making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during the interview what opportunities we can offer.
Job overview
The Haven is a mental health crisis unit which provides a 24/7 community-based clinical environment to provide comprehensive crisis assessments, reviews, and support for service users experiencing a mental health crisis.
As part of this dedicated team, you will assist in standardized procedures relating to individual service users, under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
Main duties of the job
* Support therapeutic relationships with service users through engagement and activities as deemed appropriate.
* Provide activities to groups or individuals to meet their recovery needs.
* Participate in service user observations and report any changes to senior staff.
* Record observations and changes to a service user's presentation.
* Work effectively as a member of the team.
* Liaise with other members of the team.
* Ensure the privacy, dignity, and confidentiality of service users is respected at all times.
* Review and reflect on your own practice through regular supervision and professional development.
* Be compliant with Trust and local policies.
* Work within a particular environment but may be required to work within another locality if demand requires.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience of working with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity.
* Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues and service users.
* An understanding of confidentiality.
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities.
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