Bank Mental Health Support Worker

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 Acute Medical/Surgical/Maternity/Paediatric 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.

This is a very challenging role, and you will need to be confident, compassionate, flexible and willing to learn and adapt in a rapidly changing medical environment.

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.

To apply you will need to have significant previous experience of working in a Mental Health setting and/or either a health based Degree qualification such as a Psychology Degree with the intention of applying to a Clinical Psychology Course, 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.

Main duties of the job

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

Acute Medical/Surgical/Maternity/Paediatric 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.

This is a very challenging role, and you will need to be confident, compassionate, flexible and willing to learn and adapt in a rapidly changing medical environment.

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.

To apply you will need to have significant previous experience of working in a Mental Health setting and/or either a health based Degree qualification such as a Psychology Degree with the intention of applying to a Clinical Psychology Course, 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 candidates who are available on weekdays.

***Online interviews on Tuesday June 11th ***

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.