Mental Health Support Worker

Job summary

Intensive Community Support Dementia have a unique opportunity for Mental Health Support Workers to join our dynamic and supportive team based at Forston Clinic, Dorchester.

ICSD cover North and West Dorset, pool cars are available, Automatic and Manual. However, use of your own car may be needed with milage being paid at AFC rate. You must have a valid full UK driving licence.

ICSD are a Community Mental Health team that helps to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions for people that have Dementia. We offer high quality interventions to help patients in their own environment, this could be either a care/residential home or in their own private home. We support and facilitate patients care plans to optimise independence, quality of life through therapeutic engagement.

As a mental health support worker, you will be joining an experienced and compassionate team. We offer in house training including those that would like to advance their skills. Experience in Dementia is not essential but a keen desire to assist people is essential. For those with no experience we offer training to achieve your Care Certificate.

This post is full time hours however could be flexible and part time hours would be considered (minimum of 22.5 hours) ICSD is a 7 day a week service, operating from 07:00-20:00hrs. We work on rota basis covering alternate weekends.

07:00 -15:00

12:00 - 20:00

Weekends at enhanced pay

For further information, please contact dhc.icsd.westrefferals@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To undertake visits as prescribed in patients care plan undertaking the tasks within care plan to assist patient.

To report back to Nurse in Charge your findings at the visits

We offer a wide range of support from taking patient out into the community.

Assist patient to engage in a social care package. To help providers to support in their environment this being their own home or a Care Home.

We also offer assistance to physical health hospitals for patients that they are struggling to manage due to patients behaviours associated with their Dementia.

You will be supported in your role with Daily handovers

Support from HCP while out on visits.

You will have management supervision from a designated HCP and Clinical supervision from a HCP of your choice

PMVA

You will be required to undertake a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course and it is a condition of your employment that you successfully complete all aspects of this course; if this is not achieved you will not be able to commence working in the post.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.