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Mental Health Support Worker

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Job summary

Female Mental Health Support Worker

Location - Blackpool

£13.50 per hour

Hours

12 hour day contract 1 x12 hour shift per week with 1 sleep @ £100 per sleep

Main duties of the job

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a new team of mental health support workers within the Blackpool area a person in her 20's who has a diagnosis of EUPD- who be living independently in their own home receiving 2:1 support 24 hours a day.

About us

Induction and Training

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training. (Company induction, systems, and Medication.) Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominate approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salary
  • Fully paid induction and training
  • Company pension
  • Professional development
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Your birthday off
  • Westfield health plan
  • £1500 retention bonus
  • Blue light card

About Us

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services.At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities giving them control of their life.We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£13.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0018-AEA1067

Job locations

First North Western

Talbot Road

Blackpool

FY1 2AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Building a rapport/ relationship with the person you support and ensuring that person is given every opportunity to pursue a full, rewarding and enjoyable life.

Raising any safeguarding concerns and taking action to safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of people you support, staff and others

Adhering to internal compliance and clinical governance procedures and complying with external regulatory frameworks

Adhering to organisational policies and procedures

Ensuring you have the skills for the role by completing all mandatory training; actively participating in one-to-one's and annual reviews

Ensuring systems are updated in a concise and professional manner and reviewed within the correct time-frames; following company

processes such as requesting annual leave within the operational needs of the service, adhering to the rota etc

Job description

Job responsibilities

Building a rapport/ relationship with the person you support and ensuring that person is given every opportunity to pursue a full, rewarding and enjoyable life.

Raising any safeguarding concerns and taking action to safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of people you support, staff and others

Adhering to internal compliance and clinical governance procedures and complying with external regulatory frameworks

Adhering to organisational policies and procedures

Ensuring you have the skills for the role by completing all mandatory training; actively participating in one-to-one's and annual reviews

Ensuring systems are updated in a concise and professional manner and reviewed within the correct time-frames; following company

processes such as requesting annual leave within the operational needs of the service, adhering to the rota etc

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Social care experience, ideally within mental health
  • Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
  • Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
  • Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
  • You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
  • This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Social care experience, ideally within mental health
  • Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
  • Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
  • Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
  • You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
  • This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Gray Healthcare

Address

First North Western

Talbot Road

Blackpool

FY1 2AB


Employer's website

https://www.grayhealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gray Healthcare

Address

First North Western

Talbot Road

Blackpool

FY1 2AB


Employer's website

https://www.grayhealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Regional Recruiter

Rebecca Griffiths

rebecca.griffiths@grayhealthcare.com

Details

Date posted

07 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£13.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0018-AEA1067

Job locations

First North Western

Talbot Road

Blackpool

FY1 2AB


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