Job summary
Bank Mental Health Support Worker - All Trust sites
Band 4
Are you a looking for a new and exciting challenge? Are you highly motivated, innovative, and compassionate about Mental health care?
We are looking to recruit a number of skilled Bank Mental Health Support Workers to support our Patients with Mental Health needs - the role will primarily be to provide Enhanced engagement and observations of patients with Mental Health needs in an AcuteMedical/Surgical/Maternity/Pediatric setting .
You will also need excellent engagement, de-escalation and communication skills - you should also have a good knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
It is banded at a Band 4 as we only want to attract and employ the very best who are able to work with minimal supervision in a very challenging and changeable environment.
Successful candidates will have previous experience of working in a Mental Health setting (inpatient and/or community) and, either a health based Degree qualification such as Psychology, or be in 2nd/3rd Year of your Mental Health Nursing Degree course.
It is vital that you read the Job description and Person Specification to ensure you meet the criteria to apply, and so you are under no illusions that this role is much more than a Health Care Assistant role
"We are particularly interested in applicants who are available on weekdays."
Please note INTERVIEW dates are 6thand 7th February 2024
Furtherdetails/ informal visitsplease contact
Main duties of the job
- Supporting individuals with activities of daily living, performing & recordingphysical and behavioural observations, accurately recording nutritional intake and fluid balance
- To monitor and, if appropriate, restrict access to any item that could be used by the Patient to harm themselves or others.
- To ensure that they are aware of the patient's history, including any risk factors, and to commence and maintain timely risk management to manage any known or unknown risks. To liaise closely with the clinical medical teams and to refer to the PLN if psychiatric assessment required when risks or concerns are evident.
- Using their communication skills, through engagement with the patient, to make a therapeutic alliance and advise the Nurse in charge and the Psychiatric Liaison Nurse of any findings or concerns.
About us
About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals,
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people.
Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.
We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Report to the Nurse in charge of the Clinical Area when you arrive at the start of your shift where you will be allocated to the Patient you will be looking after It is not the Bank MH Support Workers decision as to which Patient they look after on a shift
- Work as part of a designated clinical team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the patients and their family
- Identification of symptoms and the management of patients in acute alcohol withdrawal
- Supporting individuals with activities of daily living, performing & recordingphysical and behavioural observations, accurately recording nutritional intake and fluid balance
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Report to the Nurse in charge of the Clinical Area when you arrive at the start of your shift where you will be allocated to the Patient you will be looking after It is not the Bank MH Support Workers decision as to which Patient they look after on a shift
- Work as part of a designated clinical team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the patients and their family
- Identification of symptoms and the management of patients in acute alcohol withdrawal
- Supporting individuals with activities of daily living, performing & recordingphysical and behavioural observations, accurately recording nutritional intake and fluid balance
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Trained in the Prevention of management of Violence and Aggression
- Degree in a health related subject such as Psychology or 2 years working clinically in a MH setting or in your 2 nd/3rd year of a Mental Health Nursing Degree course
Desirable
- Degree in a health related subject such as Psychology
- Trained in Mental Health Risk Assessment
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi- disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Previous Mental Health setting experience
- Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
Desirable
- Acute Hospital Experience
- Understanding NHS/ Health and Social care
- Experience of working in a challenging mental Health setting such as a Forensic MH Unit or Psychiatric intensive Care
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Mental Health Support Worker in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
- Must be an effective team player.
- Able to work autonomously or under minimal supervision
- Able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in relation to the management of suicidal individuals
Desirable
- Knowledge of comorbid physical illness in relation to Mental Health patients
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and nonverbal communication) with advice
- Able to challenge and educate staff in order to address stigma towards mental Health patients
- Instinctively wish to act as an advocate for mental Health patients
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Trained in the Prevention of management of Violence and Aggression
- Degree in a health related subject such as Psychology or 2 years working clinically in a MH setting or in your 2 nd/3rd year of a Mental Health Nursing Degree course
Desirable
- Degree in a health related subject such as Psychology
- Trained in Mental Health Risk Assessment
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi- disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Previous Mental Health setting experience
- Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
Desirable
- Acute Hospital Experience
- Understanding NHS/ Health and Social care
- Experience of working in a challenging mental Health setting such as a Forensic MH Unit or Psychiatric intensive Care
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Mental Health Support Worker in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
- Must be an effective team player.
- Able to work autonomously or under minimal supervision
- Able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in relation to the management of suicidal individuals
Desirable
- Knowledge of comorbid physical illness in relation to Mental Health patients
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and nonverbal communication) with advice
- Able to challenge and educate staff in order to address stigma towards mental Health patients
- Instinctively wish to act as an advocate for mental Health patients
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).