Mental Health Support Worker

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Mental Health Support Worker to join our outstanding rated Trust within our male dementia ward, St. Brelades , at our Alderney Hospital site based in Poole.

Our ward provides a high standard of assessment and treatment to older persons with Dementia and BPSD (Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia), with a recent recognition by the National Gold Standards Framework, achieving 'ward of the year'. You will gain valuable experience and skills across the field of Dementia Health care, incorporating both physical and mental health. Our St. Brelades ward is a male inpatient ward supporting up to 17 mental health patients.

You will be motivated to make a real difference in the lives of people living with dementia, where passion, empathy, strong communication and excellent teamwork are essential personal qualities for this role. Whilst experience is desirable, it is not essential as full induction training will be provided with ongoing support from our experienced teams.Further opportunities for career development are also available.

Main duties of the job

You will receive a comprehensive and structured induction programme upon commencing employment.

In return we can also offer you monthly pay plus enhancements for night, weekend and bank holiday working with regular management, clinical supervision and meaningful appraisals

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.

The Mental Health Support Worker post is a full-time role. We would be flexible and consider part time applications (minimum of 30 hours)

Shift patterns:

Early - 7:00 - 15:00

Late - 15:00 - 21:00

Twilight - 20:30 - 01:00 (enhanced pay)

Nights - 20.30 - 07.30 (enhanced pay)

Please note there are no night only posts. However, rotation on to twilight or nights may be required to cover leave.

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.